Anticipating Risk, Preventing Crisis, Strengthening Resilience
The mandate of the Office for Strategic Preparedness and Resilience (OSPRE) is to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to anticipate, prevent, and respond to complex and evolving risks. Through integrated early warning systems, coordinated action, and resilience-building initiatives, OSPRE supports national stability and the protection of lives and livelihoods.
Nigeria faces an increasingly complex risk environment shaped by conflict dynamics, climate variability, demographic pressures, economic shocks, and public health threats. These risks often interact, escalate rapidly, and overwhelm traditional response mechanisms when they are addressed in isolation.
OSPRE was established to shift the national approach from reactive crisis management to proactive preparedness and prevention. By identifying early warning signals and enabling anticipatory action, OSPRE helps reduce the human, economic, and social costs of crises before they unfold.
OSPRE coordinates multi-source data collection, integration, and analysis to detect emerging risks—conflict, climate/environment, displacement, socio-economic stress, and community reporting—delivering timely, actionable insights for national, state, and local decision-making.
OSPRE enables early, coordinated responses by convening relevant institutions and partners, turning warning signals into timely preventive or mitigating actions. It does not replace agencies but strengthens coordination and information flow among them.
OSPRE strengthens community and institutional resilience, supporting recovery to reduce future vulnerability and promote long-term stability. Resilience-building is integrated across programs, especially in high-risk and crisis areas.
OSPRE’s mandate fosters partnerships–government, civil society, regional bodies, and international organizations–to strengthen early warning, analysis, and response readiness across Nigeria through collaboration and capacity building.
OSPRE’s mandate is grounded in a human security approach that prioritizes the protection of people alongside national stability. This perspective recognizes that insecurity is often driven by interconnected factors such as poverty, environmental stress, social exclusion, and weak institutions.
By addressing these underlying drivers through early warning and preventive action, OSPRE supports sustainable peace and inclusive development.
Continuous monitoring of multi-sectoral data and community inputs.
Translating signals into clear assessments of risk and impact.
Sharing insights with decision-makers and operational actors.
Supporting preventive measures before crises escalate.
Refining systems based on outcomes and lessons learned.
OSPRE works with institutions and communities to strengthen Nigeria’s preparedness and resilience. Collaboration is central to fulfilling this mandate
