{"id":2459,"date":"2023-11-16T17:00:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/"},"modified":"2023-11-16T17:00:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T17:00:53","slug":"its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu on Thursday admitted that things are tough for Nigerians.<\/p>\n<p>Ribadu, however, noted that by saying the truth about the situation, things will get better.<\/p>\n<p>He spoke at the ongoing 19th Annual Nigerian Editors Conference in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ribadu: \u201cIt\u2019s tough times and that is the reality. We are not condemning anyone but that is the truth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who are in charge must say the truth, say it as it is, and then hopefully things will be better for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ribadu also urged Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu over the high level of insecurity in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that there has been a lot of improvement in the security situation in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all in this together, as a National Security Adviser, you want to hear about national security. We have been there about five months a few days into the office. We have given Nigeria to President Bola Tinubu to manage it for us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the last five months, I have been there by his side and have seen how things were and how things are when we started, and hopefully the direction we are going is okay,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wpematico_credit\"><small>Powered by WPeMatico<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu on Thursday admitted that things are tough for Nigerians. Ribadu, however, noted that&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,4311,4312],"tags":[180,2110,4313,2111],"class_list":["post-2459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-nsa","category-nuhu-ribadu","tag-news","tag-nsa","tag-nuhu","tag-ribadu"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits - Niger Delta News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits - Niger Delta News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu on Thursday admitted that things are tough for Nigerians. Ribadu, however, noted that&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Niger Delta News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-16T17:00:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"web\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ndnewsng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ndnewsng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"web\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/\",\"name\":\"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits - Niger Delta News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-16T17:00:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-11-16T17:00:53+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/\",\"name\":\"Niger Delta News\",\"description\":\"Reporting from Niger Delta\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70\",\"name\":\"web\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"web\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/localhost\/nigerdeltanews\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/author\/web\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits - Niger Delta News","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits - Niger Delta News","og_description":"The National Security Adviser, NSA, Nuhu Ribadu on Thursday admitted that things are tough for Nigerians. Ribadu, however, noted that&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/","og_site_name":"Niger Delta News","article_published_time":"2023-11-16T17:00:53+00:00","author":"web","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ndnewsng","twitter_site":"@ndnewsng","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"web","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/","url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/","name":"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits - Niger Delta News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-11-16T17:00:53+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-16T17:00:53+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/its-tough-times-for-nigerians-nsa-nuhu-ribadu-admits\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2018It\u2019s tough times for Nigerians\u2019 \u2013 NSA Nuhu Ribadu admits"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/","name":"Niger Delta News","description":"Reporting from Niger Delta","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/464bc60b0ad2e2cefb4acb1ef5d7fb70","name":"web","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/40ef2b7d9a5e0f8e21921232ba5c9607?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"web"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/localhost\/nigerdeltanews"],"url":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/author\/web\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerdeltanews.ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}