Nigeria, Rwanda to expand military training, defence production

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has initiated plans for subject cadet exchanges, expanded counterterrorism grooming and defence concern collaboration betwixt Nigeria and Rwanda

Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director Army Public Relations successful a statement, said the initiatives, projected connected Monday 19 October 2026, during his authoritative moving sojourn to Rwanda, see arrangements for 2 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) cadets to acquisition a four-year grooming programme astatine the Rwanda Military Academy, reciprocal grooming opportunities for Rwandan cadets and collaboration betwixt the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and applicable Rwandan institutions to boost indigenous defence production.

During discussions with the Army Chief of Staff of the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), Major General Vincent Nyakarundi, General Shaibu projected expanded unit exchanges and pre-deployment grooming for bid enactment operations done the Martin Luther Agwai Intern...