The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has tasked the Nigerian Defence Academy to intensify cadet training through leadership driven, character based and strategically oriented programmes that reflect current battlefield demands.
Zig
Diaries Defence
Date:
Thursday 27 November 2025
Time: 07:00 WAT
Location: 📍
Abuja, Nigeria
According
to a statement signed by the Acting Director Army Public Relations, Lieutenant
Colonel Appolonia Anele, the COAS gave the charge during a courtesy visit by
the Commandant, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, to Army Headquarters, Abuja, on
Tuesday 26 November 2025.
He
emphasised the need to reinforce research institutions within the academy,
particularly the Department of Military Science, describing it as pivotal to
developing the national defence industry and expanding indigenous innovation
capacity.
Lieutenant General Shaibu further advocated a curriculum review that captures present security realities, highlighting night training, physical endurance, artificial intelligence and other emerging warfare methods as essential development areas.
He noted that these elements are critical to producing officers who can
effectively drive his Command Philosophy which is to advance the transformation
of the Nigerian Army into a more professional, adaptable, combat ready and
resilient force capable of decisively discharging its constitutional
responsibilities within a joint and multi agency environment.
The COAS
reaffirmed his support to the Commandant and leadership of the academy to
ensure future officers emerge operationally competent, strategically sound and
mentally prepared to confront evolving threats.
In his
remarks, the Commandant, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, congratulated the COAS
on his appointment by the President and Commander in Chief. He expressed
appreciation for the confidence reposed in him to lead the nation’s premier
training institution, describing the NDA as the training factory for future
leaders of the Armed Forces.
He assured that he will build on established structures and legacies while seeking sustained collaboration with Army Headquarters to attain the academy’s mission of producing disciplined and professionally capable officers for national defence.
🏷️
Tags: Nigerian Army, NDA, Military Training, Defence Reform, Waidi Shaibu,
Oluyemi Olatoye, Modern Warfare, Leadership Development
#ZigDiariesDefence
#NigerianArmy #NDA #MilitaryTraining #Security
~2.png)
0 Comments