AfriPulse
November 28, 2025 November 28, 2025
By Chuks Oyema-Aziken
The Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers of the Nigerian Army to the next ranks of Major General and Brigadier General.
According to a press release by Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, 28 Brigadier Generals have been elevated to the rank of Major General, while 77 Colonels have been promoted to the rank of Brigadier General.
Those promoted to the rank of Major General include Brigadier General O Adegbe of the Defence Intelligence Agency, Brigadier General SM Uba, the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General RE Hedima, the Acting Chief of Military Intelligence Army, and Brigadier General RT Utsaha, the Deputy Director of Defence Operations.
Also promoted to the rank of Major General are Brigadier General AM Umar, Commandant of the Warrant Officer Academy; Brigadier General S Sulaiman, the Deputy Military Secretary (Army); Brigadier General IO Bassey, Director of the Nigerian Army Operations Centre; and Brigadier General CA Ekeator of the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering.
Equally benefiting from the elevation are the Acting Director of Procurement in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff, Brigadier General SY Yakasai; Brigadier General WL Nzidee of Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics; Brigadier General SA Emmanuel of the Nigerian Army Signals; Brigadier General SS Tilawan, the Acting Commander of Sector 3 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI; Brigadier General MO Agi, the Desk Officer of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund at the Nigerian Defence Academy; and Brigadier General IM Abbas, the Commander of 34 Brigade, while Brigadier General ZA Saidu was promoted posthumously.
Officers promoted from the rank of Colonel to Brigadier General include Colonels Y Ibrahim of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja, NN Gambo serving at the Army Headquarters Department of Civil Military Affairs, and A Saidu of Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps. Others are Colonels A Ali of Army Headquarters Garrison; I Waziri, Office of the Chief of Defence Staff; MM Sani of Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji; AA Alkali of the Nigerian Army Dog Centre; AO Ndah of Army Headquarters Department of Army Training; IB Sheriff of Headquarters 9 Brigade; KR Apata of Army Headquarters Provost Group; MK Akpuogwu of Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke; and PU Nnaji of the Nigerian Army Operations Monitoring Support Team; MT Nagudu of Nigerian Army Armour School; KO Bukoye, the Commander of 401 Special Forces Brigade; O Adole of Headquarters Nigerian Army Medical Corps; JA Ikagba of 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital; DC Ibeh of the 8 Division Medical Services and Hospital; GS Chohwore of 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital; OG Okoye also of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital; and YK Audu serving at the Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI, among others.
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, while felicitating the newly promoted senior officers and their families, charged all to intensify their professional drive and prove beyond doubt that their elevation is well-deserved. He directed the officers to demonstrate exemplary leadership, inspire their subordinates through personal conduct, and cultivate bold, innovative, and unconventional solutions capable of delivering swift and decisive responses to the nation’s evolving security threats.
The COAS further emphasized that the officers must uphold, without compromise, their sacred oath of allegiance to defend the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He reiterated that their loyalty to the Constitution must remain absolute, unwavering, and beyond reproach.
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