Nigeria, June 20 -- The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has thrown his weight behind a Bill seeking the establishment of the Strategic Intelligence Management Institute (SIMI), describing the proposed institution as a critical mechanism for strengthening intelligence-driven governance, policy formulation, implementation, and strategic management in Nigeria.

According to Mr Ribadu, the bill, currently before the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence, represents a significant milestone in advancing Nigeria's domestic and external security architecture at a time of mounting geopolitical uncertainty and increasingly complex security challenges.

He noted that the proposed institute would help ...