International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)   Year: 2021 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 187-196 An Appraisal Of Security Challenges And National Integration In Nigeria: A Study Of Buhari Administration Nwakoby Nkiru Peace PhD, Ihediwa Augustina Anekperechi, Chukwurah Daniel Chi Junior PhD Abstract: This study appraised security challenges and national integration in Nigeria with particular reference to Buhari Administration 2015 to 2019. Specifically, the study sought to examine the extent of security challenges in Nigeria; to determine the challenges of tackling security issues in Nigeria; and to investigate the effect of security challenges on national integration in Nigeria. The study is anchored on relative deprivation theory. The study adopted historical research design. The source of data for this work was purely secondary sources. Content analysis was employed in analyzing the data. The study found that terrorism, banditry and militancy are the major security challenges in Nigeria. The study further found that government failure to address the basic necessities of the people, loss of societal values and mismanagement of security funds are the major challenges of tackling security issues in Nigeria. The study further found that security challenges affect negatively national integration in Nigeria. The study concludes that security challenges affect national integration in Nigeria negatively. The study recommends amongst others that government must be proactive in dealing with security issues and threats, through modern methods of intelligence gathering, and intelligence sharing, training, logistics, motivation, and deploying advanced technology in managing security challenges.