The Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC), in collaboration with King’s College London’s African Leadership Centre, has launched the second phase of a senior executive leadership programme focusing on artificial intelligence, adaptive leadership and national security.
The programme was inaugurated on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre in Abuja by its Director-General, Major General James Myam.
The initiative is designed to expose senior military officers and key national stakeholders to emerging global security developments and strengthen their ability to respond to challenges created by rapid technological and geopolitical changes.
The second phase is themed “Adaptive Leadership and National Security in Nigeria: Coping with Artificial Intelligence and Social Vulnerabilities in an Era of Changing Global Norms and Geopolitical Competition.”
Speaking at the inauguration, Myam said the programme was intended to strengthen the capacity of senior leaders to understand contemporary geostrategic developments and adapt their leadership approaches to changing global conditions.
He encouraged participants to draw on their professional and operational experiences and engage with resource persons to examine the vulnerabilities and strategic risks associated with technological developments.
Professor Randolph Charles Kent, team leader from King’s College London, said the global environment was undergoing rapid changes, with Nigeria facing complex systemic and security challenges.
Kent explained that the collaboration, which represents the eighth joint academic event between the two institutions, aims to equip senior leaders with knowledge and approaches for addressing challenges that cannot be resolved through conventional methods alone.
He said the programme would promote knowledge-driven perspectives and adaptive leadership to help participants respond to evolving national and international security concerns.
The event brought together senior officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, representatives of security agencies, academic researchers and other institutional stakeholders.
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The programme builds on an existing partnership between the Nigerian Army Resource Centre and King’s College London’s African Leadership Centre. The institutions renewed their cooperation agreement in October 2026 to strengthen strategic leadership training, research collaboration and professional development.
The latest phase reflects growing attention to the implications of artificial intelligence for national security, including the need for military and government leaders to understand emerging technological risks and their potential impact on security planning.
The announcement, however, concerns leadership development and academic capacity-building. The Army has not announced the launch of a new AI weapons system or operational AI security platform as part of the programme.
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