The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has directed the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, to continuously align its training curriculum with Nigeria’s evolving security realities, positioning professional military education as a central pillar of national security reform and strengthened inter-agency effectiveness.
Desk: Defence & Security
Date: Wednesday, 5 February 2026
Time: 15:00 WAT
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
The directive was issued on Wednesday
during a strategic engagement with the Commandant of AFCSC, Air Vice Marshal
Alfred Olugbenga Shogbanmu, at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, where the COAS
underscored the growing importance of adaptive, future-oriented training within
an increasingly complex, multi-domain security environment.
Lieutenant General Shaibu commended
the Armed Forces Command and Staff College for its pivotal role in producing
competent staff officers for the Armed Forces of Nigeria, noting that
contemporary threats now demand deeper jointness, stronger inter-agency
coordination, and curricula that reflect operational realities rather than
static doctrine.
He observed that Nigeria’s shifting
threat landscape has necessitated proactive institutional responses, including
the establishment of a new Western Theatre Command, stressing that such
organisational evolution must be matched by rigorous intellectual preparation
and advanced staff training capable of supporting complex joint operations and
strategic decision-making.
The COAS reaffirmed the Nigerian
Army’s sustained commitment to supporting AFCSC through infrastructure
development and capacity enhancement, describing the College as a critical
engine for shaping officers whose professionalism directly influences command
efficiency, operational coordination and national defence outcomes across
theatres.
Air Vice Marshal
Alfred Olugbenga Shogbanmu expressed appreciation for the consistent
institutional support provided by the Nigerian Army, highlighting recent
investments such as the establishment of a simulation centre and the
rehabilitation of key facilities, which have significantly enhanced training
quality and learning conditions at the College.
The AFCSC Commandant reaffirmed the
institution’s resolve to continually refine its academic and professional
programmes in line with contemporary security demands, while deepening
inter-agency cooperation to produce officers equipped for leadership in joint,
combined and whole-of-government security environments.
FACT-CHECK & BACKGROUND CONTEXT
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, is Nigeria’s premier mid-career professional military education institution, responsible for training senior officers of the Armed Forces and selected participants from allied services and partner nations, with emphasis on joint operations, strategy and staff duties.
The COAS’s directive reflects a broader institutional shift within the Nigerian Army towards intelligence-led, multi-domain operations that require officers capable of integrating military power with inter-agency coordination, governance support and regional security cooperation.
AFCSC is expected to continue
curriculum review, expand simulation-based learning, and strengthen
inter-agency training modules, aligning staff education outcomes with Nigeria’s
evolving operational, technological and strategic security requirements.
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