Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence on Wednesday expressed concern that funding for the intelligence sector does not reflect President Bola Tinubu's stated commitment to strengthening national security.

The committee made the observation during the 2026 budget defence session with agencies under its oversight.

it argued that allocations and releases fall short of the administration's declared security priorities.

Mr Tinubu had presented a N58 trillion 2026 Appropriation Bill to the National Assembly in December 2025, proposing N5.41 trillion for defence and security.

In his address to a joint session, he pledged to modernise the armed forces, strengthen intelligence-driven p...