The Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), a government-owned organization created in 1964, was established to produce military equipment and ammunition for the Nigerian Armed Forces. Recently, it’s been making waves, thanks to the new DICON Act, which aims to boost local production of military gear and even export these products across West Africa. This move is designed to reduce Nigeria’s dependence on foreign suppliers.
The House of Representatives Committee on Defense announced that DICON now has the ability to manufacture ammunition and other military hardware right here in Nigeria—not just for the country but for other West African nations as well. This news came after a team from the committee visited several important military facilities in Kaduna, including the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA), the Armed Forces Command and Staff College in Jaji, and DICON itself.
The chairman of the committee, Babajimi Benson, called this progress a major milestone. He exp...
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