Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo argued on Friday that without education and good economy, reducing insecurity was a mirage. The old conception of national security was solely the protection of territorial integrity and national sovereignty by military means. The national security community has embraced the new paradigm shift from a traditional state-centric focus to a more comprehensive orientation towards human security. As Nigeria’s National Security Strategy states, “National security is inextricably linked with and inseparable from economic security. This is why the presence of a large young unemployed working age population is a threat to national security.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 01, 2020 17:37 UTC