The Nigerian Army, as a means of tackling the security issues currently facing the Nigerian society, has renewed its commitment towards efficient research and development. The reiteration was made at the opening of the 2022 Research and Development Conference and Curriculum Harmonization Workshop for Nigerian Army Schools on Monday, September 5, 2022, by The Chief of Training (Army), Major General Abdulsalam Ibrahim; a program which was organized by the Nigerian Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).
Represented by the Deputy Chief of Training, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, Major General Ibrahim stated that the army had been putting more effort into research and development in order to aid the enhancement of its operational efficiency. The workshop is said to bridge gaps in the research and development drive of the Nigerian Army, including its curriculum. Thus, at the end of the workshop, there should be an attainment of the set objectives for the betterment of the Nigerian Army.
TRADOC NA provides probable solutions to operational challenges of the NA.
The Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Nigerian Army (NA) was established in 1981 to form a higher think tank of the Nigerian Army. The Command, known as the alternate Nigerian Army Headquarters, gives advice, ideas, and likely solutions to training and operational challenges of the Nigerian Army. It also spontaneously functions as a corps Headquarters for the coordination, direction, and control of the operational exigencies of the divisions, at any time numerous divisions are simultaneously committed in the field.
The TRADOC Nigerian Army also superintends and supports military training to guarantee quality and relevance and coordination of research and development efforts of the Nigerian Army corps and schools. In addition, ensuring the professional development of the army personnel, it updates and makes available training manuals, examination modules, and makes preparations and conductions of promotion examinations for the personnel. Above all, TRADOC NA works at making the NA ready in accordance with other arms and services for success in land components, joint and combined warfare.
The workshop is likely to prepare the NA to address security issues.
His statements depict that an opportunity like this workshop is likely to yield sound suggestions that would bridge the gaps in the curriculum. Expressing delight concerning the venturing of TRADOC Nigerian Army into constructive engagements with relevant stakeholders towards the empowerment of the capacity of the army’s personnel, especially in aspects of training, research and development, and curriculum harmonization, with hope that the engagements produce actionable recommendations which will in turn prepare the Nigerian army to tackle contemporary security issues.
TRADOC received more commendations from the Chief of training, in person of the Deputy Chief of training, for working alongside with the vision of the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Faruk Yahaya, of building a “Professional Nigerian Army Ready to Accomplish Assigned Missions within a Joint Environment in the Defense of Nigeria.” Also, the Commander of TRADOC, Major General Steven Olabanji, affirmed that the Nigerian Army has not ceased to embrace development, given the current security challenges of the country.
Coping with Nigerian security issues requires development and research.
The commander, also represented by the Chief of Training, TRADOC, Major General JAL Jimoh, mentioned that the manifestation of the evolving dynamics is visible in the areas of tactics, techniques and procedures, personnel, equipment and material. In his words, coping with the contemporary security challenges in the country requires consistency in the research and development that is available in the field of training and doctrine. This will help in evolving existing operation techniques and logistics procedures, equipment modification, training curricula, methodologies, among others.
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These insecurity has lingered for too long. Kudos to Nigerian Army, they been doing a good job all along. Condolences to our fallen heroes as well. However, the government keep investing so much into combating these insecurity, yet no significant positive difference. Hopefully this new approach be a success.
I only hope the National Assembly are right here. Research and development will go a long way in solving insecurity but it’s not the main solution. Alleviation of poverty and provision of employment opportunities will actually do more.
This is a welcome development by the Nigerian Army anything to help with insecurities we are facing right now by training and doing more research to equip our military personnel.
Insecurity has been plaguing us for a long time now and has claimed life of so many people. This kind of advance strategy should have been implemented since. I just hope this notion helps to improve the security.
Research and development should have been implement since our country lack security which people have suffer a lot from the insecurity of this country the kind of strategy should be implement soon so it can solve the insecurity of this country and improve the security
All this TRADOC NA has organized a research & dev. conference & workshop for NA schools should be done secretly. whatever plan or committee set up should not be known to people. If u want to catch a thief u don’t have let him know your plans talk less of telling him that you have a plan of catching them. FG should stop announcing plans or the committee. Action speaks louder than words
The Nigerian Army has reaffirmed its dedication to effective research and development as a strategy for addressing the national security challenges that are now being faced by the Nigerian community.
This was reaffirmed at the first session of the 2022 Nigerian Army Schools Research and Development Conference and Curriculum Harmonization Workshop, it should help.
In order to contribute to the improvement of the army’s operational efficiency, the military had been devoting a greater amount of resources to research and development.
Insecurity is a major issue that needs to be tacklers by Nigerian government, I’m glad the TRADOC NA are putting something research together.
Hopefully whatever research the TRADOC NA is working on will minimize the level of insecurity in this country
This seems like a very good idea, I hope they come up with a good solution and work on the solution
Research and development will go a long way in solving insecurity…implementation matters too.
In addition to this, it unintentionally performs the duties of a corps headquarters by coordinating, directing, and controlling the many divisions’ various operational requirements.
This will help in the evolution of existing operating techniques and logistical procedures, as well as the adjustment of equipment, training curricula, and methodology, among other things.
When multiple divisions are simultaneously committed in the field, it also works spontaneously as a corps headquarters for the coordination, direction, and control of the operational exigencies of the divisions. This occurs whenever there are multiple divisions working together in the field.
To be able to address the present threats to the nation’s security, the country must maintain a consistent approach to the research and development that is carried out in the field of military doctrine and instruction.
An opportunity such as this workshop is likely to result in the generation of insightful suggestions that could fill in the blanks in the course outline.
It is our hope that the training will yield results by putting an end permanently to terrorism in the country.
There has been series of training and many were claimed to be bought to counterterrorism but no result. I hope The Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Nigerian Army (NA) will actually deliver? It is well