The Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to modernising the armed forces through strategic partnerships, local capacity development, technology transfer and sustainable defence industrial cooperation.
The minister stated this while on a working visit to Monaco, Italy. During the engagement, he emphasised the importance of building indigenous operational capacity while leveraging international expertise to address emerging security threats.
The sessions also covered the proposed establishment of national and regional command centres, mobile response units, and a centre of excellence for simulation, training and doctrine development.
The working visit forms part of Nigeria’s broader defence diplomacy and strategic engagement initiatives aimed at promoting regional stability and national resilience in an evolving global security environment.