🇳🇬 Nigerian Army Resource Centre Opens Critical Thinking and Adaptive Leadership Course 2026

The Nigerian Army Resource Centre has opened its 2026 Critical Thinking and Adaptive Leadership Course, bringing together personnel from the Armed Forces and public institutions for a week of capacity development aimed at strengthening critical reasoning, adaptive leadership and workplace effectiveness.

Desk: Defence & Security
Date: 20 October 2026
Time: 14:40 WAT
Location: Abuja, FCT
Author: Nokai Origin

The course is designed to equip participants with the intellectual and leadership skills needed to assess complex issues, make sound decisions and contribute greater value to their respective organisations. Its focus reflects the importance of developing personnel who can respond thoughtfully to changing institutional demands and translate their training into practical results.

Declaring the course open on behalf of the Director General of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Major General James Myam (Rtd), the centre’s Executive Director Consult,  Major General Arnold Okoro, welcomed participants and described the institution as a centre of excellence for research in defence, security and national development, as well as human capacity development.

Okoro said the programme was established to enhance the capabilities of personnel not only within the Armed Forces but also across ministries, departments and agencies. He urged participants to approach the one-week course with a commitment to learning and applying the knowledge gained in their respective workplaces.

Turning Critical Thinking into Institutional Value

The Executive Director Consult challenged participants to ensure that the training produced measurable improvements in how they think, lead and perform their duties. He expressed hope that they would return to their organisations better equipped to assess challenges, exercise sound judgement and demonstrate adaptive intelligence in their professional responsibilities.

He also acknowledged the organisations that nominated personnel for the programme, commending their recognition of the importance of continuous learning and professional development.

Major General Myam noted that the facilitators and scholars assembled for the course would play an important role in helping participants acquire the knowledge and skills required to become agents of value addition within their institutions.

A Week of Learning and Practical Application

The 2026 Critical Thinking and Adaptive Leadership Course began on Monday and is scheduled to run throughout the week. Participants are expected to use the programme to strengthen their reasoning and leadership capabilities, with the ultimate objective of improving their contributions to their respective organisations.

In formally declaring the course open, Okoro urged participants to make the most of the opportunity and ensure that their time at the Nigerian Army Resource Centre translated into meaningful professional growth.

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