COAS Lagbaja assures continuous support for AFCSC on infrastructure devt

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, receiving in audience, the Commandant AFCSC, Air Vice Marshall Hassan Alhaji, at the Army Headquarters, Abuja, assured that the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, Nigeria, will continue to support and sustain intervention in development of infrastructure in the College.

The Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General, Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement in Abuja, indicated that the COAS, congratulating the Commandant on his appointment, expressed appreciation over the existing partnership between the college and the Nigerian Army, promising that the NA under his command, will remain disposed to supporting 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 COAS remarked 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 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, in his remarks 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. He added, that the college is keen at leveraging on ICT to enhance students’ administration, registration, training directives and accommodations in its effort to enhance productivity.