Nigeria, Aug. 28 -- President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a national centre for the control of small arms and light weapons, the national security adviser, Babagana Monguno, said.

The centre will be domiciled under the office of the NSA and efforts are on to give it a legal backing, Mr Monguno told State House reporters Thursday.

He added that the centre will be similar to the counter terrorism centre and the cybersecurity centre, both of which are domiciled under his office.

Mr Monguno made this announcement after Thursday's council of state meeting, which had past heads of state in attendance.

He noted that when fully operational, the centre will "work in compliance with already laid down international standar...