Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has appealed for a supplementary budget for the intelligence community to ensure timely and speedy response to national security challenges.
Permanent Secretary, Special Services in the Office Mohammed Sanusi made the appeal during a budget defence session before the House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Wednesday.
His presentation covered Office of National Security Adviser and its Centers which include the National CounterTerrorism Centre (NCT), National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCCC), National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSA&LW) and Presidential Amnesty Programme [PAP].
Others are the Department of State Services (DSS), National Intelligence Agency (NIA), National Institute for Security Studies (NISS) and Presidential Air Fleet (PAF).
He said “key focus areas for the intelligence community in the current financial year 2026 includes but not limited to combatting terrorism, banditry and kidnapping through enhanced Intelligence and community based strategies, and securing of critical infrastructure to ensure economic and food security; enhancing the protection of oil and gas critical infrastructure to increase output of oil production maritime safety and border security.”
He disclosed that the 2026 budget for the entire intelligence agencies was “a total of N664,119,740 for their Personnel, overhead and Capital Expenditures.”
Chairman of the House Committee, Engr Ahmad Satomi, said the allocation for the intelligence sub-sector was abysmal.
“I am also happy that Mr. President in his speech acknowledged the relevance of the intelligence subsector in the overall drive for a stable national security. In the 2026 budget speech,” he said.
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