Nigeria’s Defence Industry Is Poised for Global Relevance

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Nigeria’s Defence Industry Is Poised for Global Relevance The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), long considered as the sleeping giant of Nigeria’s military industrial base, is awakening. Established in 1964 by an Act…

RE -LAUNCHING OF UNION DICON SALT ON 4 AUGUST 2025, AT KIRIKIRI LIGHT TERMINAL LAGOS

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RE -LAUNCHING OF UNION DICON SALT ON 4 AUGUST 2025, AT KIRIKIRI LIGHT TERMINAL LAGOS The  UNION  DICON SALT (UDS), the foremost iodised salt in the country, was relaunched on Monday, 4 August 2025, after 21 years of absence from…

DICON SIGNS A $2BILLION LANDMARK JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP WITH SP OFFSHORE NIGERIA LIMITED

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In continuation with series of  strategic liaisons to revive Defences Industries Corporation of Nigeria(DICON) and boost local production, the Director General (DG) DICON and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) SP Offshore Nigeria  Limited had…

CHAIRMAN NDLEA PLEDGES PATRONAGE FOR DICON, COMMENDS DG'S STRATEGIC STRIDE

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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brigadier General Mohammed Buba Marwa has pledged to patronise the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) in the areas of Training for…

CHANGE OF BATON: MAJOR GENERAL BI ALAYA ASSUMES LEADERSHIP AS THE 25TH DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF DICON

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The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has witnessed a new dawn as Major General Babatunde Ibrahim Alaya officially assumed duty as the 25th Director General (DG) following a formal handover ceremony held on Wednesday, 30 April…

DICON MANAGEMENT PAYS CONDOLENCE VISIT TO LATE DANJUMA GARBA'S FAMILY

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Sequel to the sudden demise of Mr Danjuma Garba of Engineering Services Department deployed at ORDFAC, DICON Management Staff visited the bereaved family to condole with them. Highlight of the visit are as follows:

DIRECTOR GENERAL DICON HOSTS COMMANDANT NNSAT, UNWINDS WITH CORPS MEMBERS

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DIRECTOR GENERAL DICON HOSTS COMMANDANT NNSAT, UNWINDS WITH CORPS MEMBERS In an effort to promote inter-agency collaboration and enhance national security, the Commandant Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology (NNSAT) and Maritime Component…

DG DICON ATTENDS 3 DAYS SEMINAR FOR CADETS OF 72 RC NDA KADUNA

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1. The DG DICON Maj Gen AE Edet today 27 January 2025 attended a 3 Days Workshop organised for Cadets of 72 Regular Course held at Academy Auditorium NDA Kaduna.     2. The theme of the Workshop is Artificial Intelligence…

DG HOLDS FIRST DURBAR 14TH JAN 2025

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DG holds first durbar 14th Jan 2025. Major General AE Edet, the Director General of Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), held a durbar with staff at the Angola Hall Ordnance Factory Kakuri, where he expressed his delight at…

National Defence College's Course 33 participants paid a courtesy visit to DICON

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The National Defence College's Course 33 participants paid a courtesy visit to the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON). The team was led by Brigadier General KU Sidi, the Director of Coordination at the National Defence College…