Nigeria’s security future will depend not only on operational strength and technological capability, but increasingly on how institutions develop, manage and align their human resources towards national objectives, a position reinforced by the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) as stakeholders examined the nexus between professional capacity and organisational effectiveness.
Desk: Defence, Governance & Strategy
Date: Friday, 5 June 2026
Time: 14:33 WAT
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Author: Nokai Origin
The five-day Human Resource Management Course for junior and middle-cadre officers, which brought together participants from ministries, departments, agencies and security institutions, highlighted a broader strategic reality: institutions cannot achieve national mandates without building the people responsible for delivering them.
The Director General of NARC, Major General James Myam (Rtd), who was represented by the Executive Director Consult, Major General Arnold Okoro, noted that the programme was designed to strengthen participants’ ability to improve productivity, manage workplace challenges, develop effective teams and apply human resource principles in institutional decision-making.
The training, according to NARC leadership, focused on critical areas including recruitment and selection, performance management, workplace conflict resolution, organisational culture, leadership communication and effective utilisation of personnel.
Human Capital As A Security Multiplier
Beyond conventional security thinking that often centres on equipment, deployments and operational platforms, the discussions pointed towards a wider understanding of national resilience where people remain the foundation of every institution.
Major General Okoro emphasised that the value of the programme was reflected in participants leaving with enhanced capacity to influence their respective organisations through improved management practices and stronger professional relationships.
The course coordinator, Brigadier General Ferdinand Eze (Rtd), further noted that the objective was not simply knowledge acquisition but the practical application of lessons across different institutions.
With 52 participants drawn from various ministries, departments and agencies, the programme also created a platform for cross-sector interaction, allowing professionals from different backgrounds to exchange solutions to common institutional challenges.
The West African Dimension
The participation of professionals beyond Nigeria added a wider regional perspective to the conversation on institutional development.
Danicius Kaihnneh Sengbeh, Manager for Communication at the West Africa Tax Administration Forum (WATAF), described the programme as an opportunity to strengthen skills that extend beyond individual workplaces into broader regional governance systems.
For Sengbeh, the training provided practical lessons on managing people, emotional intelligence, recruitment, leadership and organisational effectiveness, reinforcing the idea that human capacity remains central to West Africa’s development trajectory.
His reflection also connected the programme to Nigeria’s broader regional role, particularly its historical contribution to peace and stability efforts across West Africa.
From Training To Institutional Transformation
The strongest signal from the programme was that capacity building must move beyond certificates and become an operational culture.
The participant representative described the experience as a “hospital of knowledge”, where facilitators diagnosed professional gaps and equipped participants with tools to return as more effective contributors within their organisations.
For NARC, the wider objective aligns with a growing national security approach that views collaboration, institutional competence and professional networks as essential elements of resilience.
As security challenges become more complex and interconnected, the ability of institutions to coordinate, communicate and develop people may increasingly determine the strength of national responses.
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