The Army Council has approved the promotion of 105 senior officers of the Nigerian Army, elevating 28 Brigadier Generals to Major General and 77 Colonels to Brigadier General. The announcement, made on Thursday, 27 November 2025, marks one of the year’s most significant leadership boosts within the military hierarchy.
According to a statement signed by the Acting Director Army public relations, Lt. Col. Appolonia Anele, those promoted to Major General include key officers across intelligence, operations, logistics, and training formations such as Brig Gen O. Adegbe of the Defence Intelligence Agency; Brig Gen S. M. Uba, Director Defence Information; Brig Gen R. E. Hedima, Acting Chief of Military Intelligence (Army); and Brig Gen R. T. Utsaha, Deputy Director Defence Operations.
Others elevated are Brig Gen A. M. Umar, Commandant Warrant Officer Academy; Brig Gen S. Sulaiman, Deputy Military Secretary; Brig Gen I. O. Bassey, Director Nigerian Army Operations Centre; and Brig Gen C. A. Ekeator of the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering. A posthumous promotion was also approved for Brig Gen Z. A. Saidu.
Seventy-seven Colonels were promoted to the rank of Brigadier General, including officers serving in strategic units such as the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Army Headquarters, Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Operation Whirl Stroke, Nigerian Army Medical Corps, and various reference hospitals.
Congratulating the newly promoted officers, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, urged them to demonstrate renewed commitment, discipline and strategic leadership in their new roles. He tasked them to embrace innovation and deliver decisive responses to the country’s evolving security threats.
The COAS also reminded the officers of their constitutional duty to defend Nigeria’s territorial integrity, stressing that their loyalty must remain absolute and uncompromised.
The promotions take immediate effect.
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