DICON’s participation in the ongoing NAF 60th anniversary R&D exhibition at the International Conference Center, Abuja marks a significant opportunity for showcasing its products, advancements and contributions in the Defence sector. The visit of the Minister of Defence, Chief of Defence Staff, serving chiefs (CAS,CNS,& Rep of the COAS), as well as other dignitaries to […]
The Director General (DG) of Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Aniedi Effiong Edet has urged staff to remain professional and avoid acts capable of undermining national security. He made the call during a routine engagement with all DICON staff held at the Ordnance Factory of the Corporation, Kakuri, Kaduna State on Wednesday […]
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) welcomed participants from the prestigious Ghanaian Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Senior Course 45 who conducted a significant visit to DICON on 7 May 2024 as part of a study tour aimed at strengthening regional partnership and knowledge exchange to tackle contemporary challenges. In a […]
The Director General Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DG DICON), Major General Aniedi Edet, has extolled the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Ahmed Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, for his continuous and sustained efforts towards reviving the Corporation to deliver on its statutory mandate. Notable among these is the assenting into law of the new […]
DG DICON ON ROUTINE VISIT TO DICON DRONE CENTRE AND R&D CENTER Today 26 March 2024 at about 0900hrs, the Director General DICON (DG DICON), Major General AE Edet, conducted a routine working visit to the DICON Ordnance Factory Kakuri, to assess the state of affairs at the DICON Drones Centre, as well as the […]
RE: DICON STAFF THREATEN PROTEST OVER UNPAID WAGE AWARDS Our attention has been drawn to a recent publication on the Sahara Reporters’ website, which clearly misrepresented the state of affairs concerning the welfare of staff in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). The article titled “Nigerian Defence Industries, DICON Staff Threaten Protest Over Unpaid […]
A delegation from the Defence Headquarters Abuja led by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa OFR paid a visit to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) on 18 March 2024. The CDS and his team were received at the boardroom of DICON Headquarters in Kaduna by the Director General, Major General […]
The Director General Defence Industrial Cooperation of Nigeria (DICON), Maj-Gen General AE Edet, delivered a lecture titled “Manufacture of Indigenous Hardware and MIC in Nigeria” to the participants of course 10/2024 Air force war college Makurdi who came on a tour to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria 7 March 2024. The lecture and interactive […]
BADARU TOURS DICON, RESTATES FG’S COMMITMENT TO LOCAL PRODUCTION OF ARMS, AMMUNITIONS By Mohammed Tijjani The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to the local production of arms and ammunition for the Nigerian Armed Forces. Badaru spoke Ii Kaduna on Thursday when he toured the facilities of the Defence Industries […]