Top Security Chiefs to Headline DICAN’s Maiden International Security Conference In Abuja
Abuja is set to host some of Nigeria’s most influential security and diplomatic voices as the Diplomatic Correspondents’ Association of Nigeria (DICAN) stages its first-ever Diplomatic and Security International Conference on 23rd July 2025.
The event, which will take place at the Rotunda Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will feature key figures including the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; and the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa.
Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and DICAN’s grand patron, will deliver the keynote address on the theme: “Nigeria’s 4Ds Foreign Policy Strategy Amidst Global Security Challenges, Strategic Misperceptions, and the Age of Disinformation: The Role of Diplomacy, Intelligence, and Media in Shaping National and Global Stability.”
The conference promises to be a high-level dialogue platform, bringing together over 75 diplomats, top security and intelligence experts, media professionals, policy makers, academics, and students. It will critically examine President Tinubu’s 4Ds foreign policy agenda — Democracy, Development, Diaspora, and Demography — and its relevance in tackling both regional and global threats.
A panel session chaired by the EU Ambassador to Nigeria and ECOWAS will feature distinguished voices such as the National Security Adviser, the DG of the National Intelligence Agency, Prof. Sheriff Ghali of the University of Abuja, and seasoned journalist Alhassan Bala.
According to DICAN’s President, Mr Idehai Frederick, the conference underscores the association’s growing role in peacebuilding and conflict prevention, especially at a time of rising global insecurity from Eastern Europe to the Middle East.
In attendance will be high-profile guests including state governors, past and present lawmakers, research institutions, and critical stakeholders — a reflection of Nigeria’s commitment to playing a stabilising role on the world stage.
This timely gathering seeks to harness the power of diplomacy, intelligence and the media in building national and global security resilience.