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Stay informed with the latest developments from the National Intelligence Organization (NIO). Here, we share important updates, security insights, and key intelligence matters shaping Papua New Guinea’s national security.
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NIO AND IRC SIGN FIRST FORMAL AGREEMENT TO PROTECT NATIONAL SECURITY AND GOVERNMENT REVENUE
NIO Director General Col. (Rtd) Eddie Yodu and IRC Commisioner General Mr. Samual Loi during the official MOU Signing.
The National Intelligence Organisation (NIO) and the Internal Revenue Commission (IRC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work more closely together in protecting Papua New Guinea from treats to national security and government revenue.
It is the first time in the history of NIO that the organisation has entered into a formal, written agreement of this kind with the IRC. The MOU was signed by NIO Director General Col. (Rtd) Eddie Yodu and IRC Commissioner General Mr Samuel Loi.
The MOU provides a framework for the two agencies to share information and intelligence, undertake joint operations and investigations where appropriate, build staff skills through training and technical corporation, and collaborate on cyber security and financial intelligence. It also supports work on Papua New Guinea’s anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financial framework.
“Treats to national security are cross-cutting and go beyond individual agencies and departments. We cannot continue to work in silos as emphasized by Director General Yodu.”
“Tax evasion, illicit financial flows, money laundering, smuggling and corruption weaken our economy and our sovereignty. National security is everyone’s responsibility, and this agreement shows what it means in practice”
Under the MOU, all cooperation will remain under the law and within each agency’s legal mandate. Taxpayer confidentiality is fully protected, and information exchange between the agencies will be kept secure, used only for agreed purposes, and not shared with third parties without the consent of the agency that provided it. Where information reveals possible criminal offences, matters maybe referred to the Financial Analysis and Supervision Unit (FASU), the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary, or other competent authorities.
The MOU will be supported by designated contact persons and liaison officers from both agencies, and will be reviewed at least annually, to ensure it remains effective.
Director General Yodu thanked the teams from both organisations for their work in developing the agreement and said NIO looked forward to a strong and productive partnership with the IRC to protect government revenue and build a more resilient Papua New Guinea.
NIO ACT REVIEW
NIO's Acting Director General Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Dorpar Officiating the NIO Act Review Workshop.
NIO ACT REVIEW
The NIO Act Review was held at the Loloata Island resort from July 9 -11, 2025.
Key stakeholders in the security space that participated in the Review of the 1984 National Intelligence Organisation Act includes the Department of Prime Minister , State Solicitor and Office of the Legislative Council.
The NIO Act was ennacted in 1984 and the bill passed in Parliament. It is almost 40 years since NIO has been in operation. However, with the evolving changes in the types of treats we face today unlike in the past, this has called for the NIO Act to be reviewed to capture the evolving global treats in Technological Advancements ,Artificial Intelligence, Transnational criminal activities, cross border smuggling of illigal weapons and drugs, people smuggling/trafficking, treats to major resource projects, tribal conflicts, economic espionage, domestic and international terrorism, border incursion, food and energy security and cyber attacks.
PNG NIO Launched Its Corporate Plan 2025 - 2030
The Papua New Guinea National Intelligence Organisation has launched its 5 Year Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030. It was a milestone achievement not only for the PNG NIO but for Papua New Guinea also.
The PNGNIO since its inception has been unguided by a Strategic Plan to enable the organisation to have a foresight on achieving its specific goals withing a given time frame in PNG’s security space. Under the leadership of the acting Director General for the PNG NIO, Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Dorpar, the PNG NIO Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030 was initiated and successfully launched on the 23rd of October 2025.
The PNG NIO Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030 gives insights to the Mandate and Core Functions of the organisation, Corporate Governance, Key Areas to produce results, Organisational Structure and the Monitoring and Evaluation phase. The Mandate and Core Functions of the PNGNIO outlines the principal responsibilities mandated to the organisation for the providence of reliable intelligence assessment reports to the PNG National Government for effective and fair decision making. The Corporate Governance emphasizes on the alignment of critical decisions with organisational goals and national security objectives. The Key Result Areas segment gives an overview of the Corporate Objectives of the PNG NIO. i.e. Strengthening national security through modern and responsive intelligence capabilities; safeguard PNG’s sovereignty and national interests; provide strategic intelligence forecasts and assessments to Government for the interest of national security; enhance intelligence oversight and governance; promote domestic security and good order; build strategic partnership and intelligence collaboration; advance organisational reform and capability development; and corporate governance. The PNG NIO Organisational structure outlines the organisational structure in terms of the Top Executive Leadership and the Functional Directorates. In accordance with the Planning and Monitoring Responsibility Act 2016, the Monitoring and Evaluation phase of the PNG NIO Strategic Plan gives greater emphasis on monitoring, reporting and evaluation performances of PNG NIO to measure the organisation’s performances against planned programmes, projects and activities.
During the launching of the PNG NIO Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030, the Acting Director General for the PNG NIO, Lieutenant Colonel Joshua Dorpar, proudly announced that the PNG NIO Corporate Plan 20205 -2030 will be fully operational in the next 5 years. The Director General acknowledges the support, guidance and directions of the Marape-Rosso Government and said that the PNG NIO has embarked on strengthening the operational mechanism and the policy frameworks of the PNG NIO in the last 18 months of his acting appointment. This is to enhance the functionality and operational effectiveness of the PNG NIO, he said. Lt Col. Joshua Dorpar further added that the Marapa-Rosso Government has emphasized on the importance of the National Security Sector in its development plan in capacity building, capability enhancement and infrastructure development. The launching of the PNG NIO Strategic Plan 2025 -2030 is part of the PNG’s NIO transformation and partway in executing the government’s intent. In the past years, the core functions of the organisation are executed without strategic partway that guides and provides leverage for the organisation to execute its goals and objectives. Working in isolation and on ad hoc bases drastically defies the progress in terms of functionality, operational effectiveness and capability infrastructure development aspirations.
The formulation of the PNG NIO Corporate Plan 2025 – 2030 is a mandatory government policy documented to strategically align PNG NIO’s corporate objectives and its strategic intense to achieve within a 5-year term. This is the first corporate plan for the organisation to be implemented. The corporate plan encompasses the principles of broader government policies such as the Vision 2050, MTDP and also the National Security Policy 2024 – 2029.