The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Major General, Taoreed Lagbaja has assured the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, of continued support and intervention in the infrastructural development of the College.
A statement by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said General Lagbaja gave the assurance on Monday 10 July 2023, when he received in audience, the Commandant AFCSC, Air Vice Marshall Hassan Alhaji at the Army Headquarters, Abuja.
The COAS, while congratulating the Commandant on his appointment, appreciated the existing partnership between the college and the Nigerian Army.
He assured him that under his command, the Nigerian Army will remain disposed to support the college, especially in the areas of electricity supply and accommodation, among others in order to facilitate the realization of the college’s set objectives.
The Army Chief noted that over the years, the college had lived up to expectations, as it produced well-trained officers for the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the NA in particular, stressing, that this has positively impacted on operational engagements of the NA, both at home and abroad.
In supporting the institution, the Army Chief also offered free services of the Nigerian Army Cyberwarfare Command to enhance the integrated Information Communication Technology (ICT) status of the college, in its training exercises and administration of students.
Earlier, the Commandant AFCSC, Air Vice Marshal Hassan Alhaji, lauded the NA for being of tremendous support to the college in past years.
He disclosed that the college has witnessed huge improvement in its curriculum, as it is now being tailored towards specific needs of the services and the college is keen at leveraging on ICT to enhance students’ administration, registration, training directives and accommodations in its effort to enhance productivity.
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