The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, said that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the Bill for the establishment of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
Mr Ribadu made this known at the Workshop on Gender Mainstreaming in Preventing the Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Nigeria and the West African Sub-region on Tuesday in Abuja.
The workshop was organised by the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALW).
Mr Ribadu was represented by the Director of External Affairs, Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), Ibrahim Babani.
The NSA said that the president’s assent to the bill was a major milestone in the government’s commitment to curbing the proliferation of illegal arms.
According to him, this legislative backing strengthens the centre’s mandate and paves the way for more coordinated and decisive action.
Mr Ribadu also emphasised on the need for gender…