Analysis of Industrial Development and Security Challenges in Nigeria: A Call for an Integrated Policy Framework

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@article{1714262,
      author = {AHMED, Yusuf Alapata, OLANIYI, Oladiran Paul, MOSOBALAJE, Risikat Olaitan},
      title = {Analysis of Industrial Development and Security Challenges in Nigeria: A Call for an Integrated Policy Framework},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {8},
      pages = {1942-1945},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1714262.pdf},
      abstract = {This study examines the reciprocal relationship between industrial stagnation and escalating security challenges in Nigeria, with emphasis on the manufacturing sector and its socio-economic implications. A qualitative descriptive approach was adopted using secondary data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and peer-reviewed literature published between 2015 and 2025. The study employed systematic thematic analysis, data triangulation, and cross-validation of statistical sources to enhance analytical reliability and reduce interpretive bias. Findings reveal a self-reinforcing cycle in which policy instability, infrastructural deficits, and declining industrial output intensify unemployment and poverty, thereby heightening social unrest and criminal activities. In turn, insecurity disrupts production processes, discourages investment, weakens workforce stability, and inflates operational costs. The study advances contemporary understanding of the industrial–security nexus by synthesizing economic and human-security perspectives within a unified analytical framework. It concludes that isolated policy interventions are insufficient and advocates for an integrated policy architecture that simultaneously addresses industrial revitalization and national security sustainability.},
      keywords = {Industrialization, Manufacturing Sector, Economic Security, Insecurity, Development Policy, Nigeria.},
      month = {February},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I8-1714262}
  }