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National Security
Security coordination, counter-terrorism, intelligence partnerships and strategic planning.
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A Journey of Leadership
and National Responsibility
A professional profile of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, covering his policing career, pioneering anti-corruption work and national-security leadership.
NUHU RIBADU
Integrity in service. Strategy in leadership.
Ribadu built a national reputation through investigative policing and as the pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). He later entered electoral politics and, in June 2023, was appointed National Security Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
In the NSA role, his work centres on strategic advice, inter-agency coordination, intelligence, counter-terrorism, partnerships and a whole-of-government approach to national security.
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Public Service, Security & National Responsibility
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2003Pioneer EFCC Chairman
2003–2007EFCC leadership era
2023–PresentNational Security Adviser
2018Global Lifetime Award for Anti-Corruption
THE RECORD
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Anti-Corruption Legacy
The early EFCC years, major investigations and the institutional foundation of the agency.
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International Recognition
International attention and recognition connected to his anti-corruption work.
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