President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of retired Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa as Special Adviser on Homeland Security.
The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and signed by the Head of Information and Public Relations, Chris Ugwuegbulam.
According to the statement, the appointment is part of the administration’s efforts to strengthen internal security coordination, improve intelligence-driven operations, and enhance collaboration among security agencies in addressing emerging threats across the country.
Major General Famadewa, a retired senior military officer, was described as a highly experienced security expert with more than three decades of service in military operations, intelligence coordination, counter-terrorism, and international security diplomacy.
The presidency highlighted his role as Principal General Staff Officer to the National Security Adviser between 2015 and 2021, where he reportedly contributed significantly to Nigeria’s intelligence coordination framework.
During his time at the Office of the National Security Adviser, he was said to have led the establishment of the Intelligence Fusion Centre, a multi-agency intelligence platform designed to improve cooperation among major security and intelligence institutions, including the Defence Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Agency, Department of State Services, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Armed Forces.
Following his retirement from active military service, Famadewa served as a Senior Research Fellow at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja, where he continued contributing to discussions on policing, civil-security cooperation, and national security reforms.
The statement also noted that President Tinubu expressed confidence that the retired general’s experience and strategic expertise would support ongoing efforts to improve homeland security coordination and advance the administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
He was further urged to deploy his professionalism and wealth of experience toward strengthening national security and proactive risk management across the country.