Products Unveiling
Nigerian defense-tech startup Terra Industries unveiled its latest autonomous defense systems including interceptor drones, mine-detection vehicles and battlefield intelligence software
Entries by Timothy Onomanide
Federal Government Reaffirms Commitment to Collaboration and Innovation at AFRIDEX 2026
The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reaffirmed the FG’s strong commitment to inter-agency collaboration, innovation, and national development during a high level engagement with organisers of the African International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026. The Honourable Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo stated this in his office when he received Major General Umar […]
How Nigeria’s Defense Sector Is Opening to Global Investment
Babajimi Benson In a defining moment for Nigeria’s national security and economic future, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s signing of the Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Act 2023 marks the dawn of a new era. As the legislator who sponsored this bill in the National Assembly, I have seen firsthand how this reform transforms DICON […]
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE PRESS RELEASE
Defence Ministry, Steel Development, Sign Landmark MoU for Military Hardware Production …Forge New Path to Self-Reliance in Military and Industrial Sector In a historic step towards achieving self-reliance and advancing Nigeria’s defence capabilities, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Steel Development have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Defence […]
Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and Oida Energy Limited Signed Landmark MOU to Establish Nigeria’s First In-Country Oilfield Shaped Charge Manufacturing Facility
Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria and Oida Energy Limited Signed Landmark MOU to Establish Nigeria’s First In-Country Oilfield Shaped Charge Manufacturing Facility In pursuit of strengthening Nigeria’s defence-industrial base and advancing local content in the oil and gas sector, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and Oida Energy Limited signed a historic Memorandum […]
REPORT ON THE VISIT OF GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL & DEFENCE SOLUTIONS (GIDS) PAKISTAN TO DICON HELD AT ARMY WAR COLLEGE ABUJA
REPORT ON THE VISIT OF GLOBAL INDUSTRIAL & DEFENCE SOLUTIONS (GIDS) PAKISTAN TO DICON HELD AT ARMY WAR COLLEGE ABUJA A delegation from Global Industrial & Defence Solutions (GIDS), a Pakistani state-owned defense conglomerate, visited the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) for a partnership discussion. The meeting, which took place at Army War […]
DICON AND DMG EVENTS SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HOSTING OF AFRICA DEFENCE EXHIBITION (AFRIDEX) 2026
DICON AND DMG EVENTS SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE HOSTING OF AFRICA DEFENCE EXHIBITION (AFRIDEX) 2026 The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has achieved another strategic partnership milestone during the ongoing African Chiefs of Defence Staff Summit 2025 held at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre, Abuja. At the event, […]
DICON Partners with Chemical Society of Nigeria to Promote Environmental Sustainability Through Tree Planting
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), in collaboration with the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN), Kaduna Chapter, hosted a tree planting exercise at the DICON Ordnance Factory (Ordfac), Kakuri, Kaduna. The event, themed “Reacting for a Greener World”, was aimed at promoting environmental sustainability and combating climate change. The Chairperson of CSN Kaduna Chapter, […]
