Nigeria Reducing Dependence on Foreign Arms — Matawalle

Nigeria Reducing Dependence on Foreign Arms — Matawalle

The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle,
has hailed Nigeria’s indigenous defense equipment manufacturing firm,
DICON-D7G, for boosting Nigeria’s military industrial production on the global
stage.

 

Matawalle spoke while declaring open the DICON-D7G
exhibition booth at the 2026 SAHA Defense and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul,
Turkey.

 

The minister, accompanied by the chief of air staff, Sunday
Kelvin Aneke, said the company had projected Nigeria positively through the
display of locally manufactured military equipment at the international
exhibition.

 

He said Nigeria was gradually reducing dependence on foreign
defense manufacturers through local production of military hardware for the
armed forces and paramilitary agencies.

 

According to him, the development aligns with the Renewed
Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

 

Matawalle added that international defense manufacturing
firms should begin establishing production plants in Nigeria in view of the
country’s growing military industrial capacity.

 

The minister also commended the Chief Executive Officer of
DICON-D7G, Osman Chennar, for his commitment towards strengthening local
defense equipment production.

Source: Nigeria Reducing Dependence on Foreign Arms — Matawalle

 - NigerianEye

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