Nigeria to become self-sufficient in production of military hardware soon – FG

The Federal Government has said Nigeria volition soon go become self-sufficient successful section accumulation of subject hardwares.

The Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, made this known connected Monday portion briefing newsmen arsenic portion of activities lined up to observe Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) 60th anniversary.

The curate said that done collaboration and innovation, the corp had established itself arsenic a cardinal subordinate successful the defence sector.

He added that arsenic DICON proceed to evolve, its contributions would stay important to Nigeria’s nationalist information and economical growth.

He besides said that the maiden variation of the Africa Defence Industries Conference (ADIC), which would beryllium inaugurated during the the solemnisation would service arsenic a premier level for manufacture leaders, policymakers, and stakeholders to collaborate.

“The ADIC which volition clasp betwixt Wednesday and Thursday astatine the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja volition besides stock insights, and research the aboriginal frontiers of defence exertion successful Africa.

”The theme, DICON @ 60: Future Frontiers successful Africa’s Defence Technology,” underscores our committedness to advancing defence capabilities done strategical partnerships, innovation, and technological advancements.

Matawalle noted that the caller DICON Act 2023 had the imaginable to importantly lend to Nigeria’s nationalist improvement and nationalist information by boosting overseas speech net done section accumulation of defence equipment.

He said that the Act besides had the imaginable of creating jobs for skilled Nigerians, arsenic good arsenic reducing superior formation to overseas nations.

”DICON was established successful 1964 and it has been astatine the forefront of Nigeria’s defence manufacturing, contributing importantly to nationalist information and technological advancement.

”This 60th day marks a important milestone successful our travel of innovation, resilience, and dedication to the defence needs of our nation.

”Today, DICON is celebrating 60 years of dedicated work successful the accumulation and repair of subject hardware and equipment.

”Since its establishment, DICON has played a important relation successful Nigeria’s defence sector, collaborating with indigenous companies to execute excellence successful subject manufacturing,’’ helium said.

The curate added that DICON’s travel began with a humble start, focusing connected the accumulation of tiny arms and ammunition.

He said that implicit the years, the corp expanded its capabilities, venturing into the manufacture of subject vehicles, artillery, and different defence equipment.

”In spite of facing challenges, DICON persevered, driven by its committedness to self-reliance and nationalist security.

”We truthful invitation innovators, startups, and probe institutions to contiguous their cutting-edge solutions that tin heighten nationalist and determination information done the Defence Innovation Challenge.

”These celebrations, which commenced connected Aug. 9, volition herald a caller epoch for DICON arsenic a Military Industrial Complex, pursuing the assent to the caller DICON Act by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, connected Nov. 23, 2023.

”We widen a lukewarm invitation to each stakeholders, partners, and the nationalist to articulation america successful celebrating this momentous occasion,’’ Matawalle added.

Nigeria to go self-sufficient successful accumulation of subject hardware soon – FG