The Honourable Minister of State for Defense, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle MON has been awarded a Fellowship at the Nigerian Institute of Security and Strategic Studies.

The Honorable Minister of State, Defence joins other notable Nigerians who have been elected to the Institute’s Board of Fellows including the Controller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap and the immediate past Director General, State Security Services, Mr. Yusuf Magaji Bichi.

The Institute of Security and Strategic Studies (ISSS) is a research institution dedicated to national security and strategic studies. The institute conducts research, analysis, and policy recommendations in areas such as defense, foreign policy, intelligence, terrorism, and cybersecurity. It also offers training and instructional programs to government officials, military personnel, and other national security stakeholders.

The institute noted that being elected to its Board of Fellows “is a significant honor and demonstrates a high level of achievement and expertise in one’s field.”

Dr. Bello Matawalle was elected into the Institute’s fellowship board in recognition of his “outstanding academic and professional standing” and how he has demonstrated commitment to creating, maintaining, extending and promoting the highest world standard in security management.