Nigeria now on world stage — Matawalle speaks on indigenous defence equipment production

The Minister of State for Defense, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has hailed Nigeria’s indigenous defence instrumentality manufacturing firm, DICON-D7G, for boosting Nigeria’s subject concern accumulation connected the planetary stage.

Matawalle spoke portion declaring unfastened the DICON-D7G accumulation booth astatine the 2026 SAHA Defense and Aerospace Exhibition successful Istanbul, Turkey.

The minister, accompanied by the main of aerial staff, Sunday Kelvin Aneke, said the institution had projected Nigeria positively done the show of locally manufactured subject instrumentality astatine the planetary exhibition.

He said Nigeria was gradually reducing dependence connected overseas defence manufacturers done section accumulation of subject hardware for the equipped forces and paramilitary agencies.

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

Matawalle added that planetary defence manufacturing firms should statesman establishing accumulation plants successful Nigeria successful presumption of the country’s increasing subject concern capacity.

The curate besides commended the Chief Executive Officer of DICON-D7G, Osman Chennar, for his committedness towards strengthening section defence instrumentality production.

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