Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the formation of the country’s delegation to the newly established US-Nigeria Joint Working Group, a mechanism designed to strengthen cooperation with Washington on security challenges facing the nation.
The decision follows high-level discussions in Washington, DC, where Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, led a federal delegation that agreed on deeper bilateral coordination across multiple security sectors.
According to a statement issued on Thursday, Ribadu will head the Nigerian contingent, supported by a multi-agency team drawn from key government institutions involved in defence, intelligence, law enforcement and strategic planning.
Presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga said President Tinubu has directed the group to work closely with US counterparts to ensure the “effective and seamless implementation” of all commitments reached during the Washington engagements.
Nigeria’s ongoing security crisis, spanning insurgency, banditry, sectarian violence and criminal networks, has been under international scrutiny for years.
Concerns over religiously targeted attacks drew global attention when US President Donald Trump publicly warned about the scale of violence and threatened unilateral military intervention if the situation worsened.
The new Joint Working Group is expected to serve as a platform for structured collaboration, intelligence sharing, and coordinated action between both governments as Nigeria seeks to stabilise its security landscape.
