President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to officially launch a revised National Counter-Terrorism Strategy (NACTEST) in October.
This follows an extensive, multi-phase review designed to modernize the nation’s security framework against evolving threats.
The announcement was made by Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, the National Coordinator of the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), during a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja.
He confirmed that the finalized document has been submitted to the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, for final approval.
Gen. Laka stated that the review process, which began in February, has reached a “decisive milestone.”
The updated strategy integrates feedback from a wide range of sources, including government institutions, security agencies, civil society, academia, the private sector, and international partners.
The overhaul was prompted by the changing face of terrorism, which includes new technological tactics and the exploitation of socio-economic vulnerabilities.
The official launch will mark the beginning of a new phase in Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
