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 Commander OPERATION FANSA YAMMA, Commodore Chikaji Aminu Isah, on 5 March 2025 paid courtesy visit to the Director General Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), Major General Aniedi Edet at DICON HOUSE Kaduna.
Giving his remarks, the Commodore Chikaji noted that the Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology is interested in collaborative partnership for sustainable development of local military industry, particularly at this period of internal security challenges in the Country.
He added that the partnership will also create a conducive atmosphere for students on course at NNSAT to enhance their knowledge in the area of research and development in modern weaponry and weapon systems.
In his response, the DG DICON Major General Edet congratulated Commodore Chikaji on his recent appointment and emphasized the willingness of DICON to provide students of NNSAT the requisite atmosphere to improve their knowledge in the area of Research and Development especially in the area of armaments production.
Major General Edet reiterated that the proposed partnership between NNSAT and DICON was timely considering the presidential assent of DICON Act 2023, which provides a fertile ground for the promotion of self- sufficiency in Nigeria’s Military Industrial Complex.
Highlights of the visit were the signing of the visitor’s book, the presentation of souvenirs, and group photographs.
Relatedly, the DG DICON hosted corps members serving in the Corporation for a Get Together.
According to General Edet, the occasion was organized to unwind with corps members in an atmosphere that promotes the spirit of togetherness and a sense of camaraderie.
HM SANI
Lieutenant Colonel
Deputy Director Public Information/ Media
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