KoThe National Association of Online Security News Publishers (NAOSNP) has announced the programme of events for its highly anticipated 2025 NAOSNP Week, scheduled to run from October 15 to 24, 2025, with a rich line-up of security-focused and community-driven activities.
At the heart of the celebration is the flagship NAOSNP National Security Conference and Awards, the largest media-organized security conference in Nigeria, which brings together top policymakers, heads of security agencies, private security experts, captains of industry, and media leaders. This year’s conference, themed “Securing and Safeguarding Nigeria’s Economic Resources: A Call to Serve,” will hold at the prestigious Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Other highlights of the week include:
Advocacy Walk Against Cultism, Drug Abuse, Domestic Violence, and Cybercrime in collaboration with the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV).
Media Workshop for Security Reporting targeted at journalists and media professionals.
NAOSNP for Cleaner Lagos, a sanitation campaign in selected parts of Lagos.
Thanksgiving Services and Juma’at Prayers for national peace and security.
A Security Photo Exhibition celebrating the dedication of Nigeria’s security personnel across generations.
The NAOSNP “Un-penned Party” and Get-Together Night, offering industry stakeholders a chance to unwind and network.
Speaking on the week-long event, Mayor Oki O. Samson, National President of NAOSNP, emphasized that this year’s programme has been expanded to deepen security networking, enhance intelligence policing, and strengthen community relations.
We at NAOSNP understand the importance of security and safety. This year, we will not only host conferences but also engage the community through clean-up exercises, advocacy, exhibitions, and thanksgiving,” Samson noted.
Similarly, the Chairman of the 2025 Planning Committee, Mr. Samuel Awoyinfa, urged Nigerians to participate fully, highlighting the photo exhibition as a unique opportunity to honour the men and women of Nigeria’s security agencies, past and present.
The NAOSNP said the 2025 edition aims to promote the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 16, Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, while driving conversations on transparency, accountability, and responsible use of Nigeria’s economic resource