The Nigerian Army has approved a major round of senior officers’ promotions, elevating 105 personnel to the ranks of Major General and Brigadier General.
In a statement issued on Friday, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Appolonia Anele, confirmed that the promotions were ratified by the Army Council on Thursday, November 27, 2025.
According to the breakdown, 28 Brigadier Generals were promoted to Major General, while 77 Colonels advanced to the rank of Brigadier General.
Those elevated to the rank of Major General include O. Adegbe of the Defence Intelligence Agency; S.M. Uba, Director of Defence Information; R.E. Hedima, Acting Chief of Military Intelligence (Army); and R.T. Utsaha, Deputy Director of Defence Operations.
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Others are A.M. Umar, Commandant of the Warrant Officer Academy; S. Sulaiman, Deputy Military Secretary (Army); I.O. Bassey, Director of the Nigerian Army Operations Centre; C.A. Ekeator of the Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering; S.Y. Yakasai, Acting Director of Procurement in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff; W.L. Nzidee of the Army Logistics Department; S.A. Emmanuel of the Army Signals; S.S. Tilawan, Acting Commander Sector 3, Operation Hadin Kai; M.O. Agi of the NDA TETFund Desk; I.M. Abbas, Commander 34 Brigade; and Z.A. Saidu, who received a posthumous promotion.
The Army also released a comprehensive list of Colonels promoted to Brigadier General across various formations, including the Nigerian Army Resource Centre, Defence Headquarters, Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji, Army Headquarters Garrison, Nigerian Army Dog Centre, 9 Brigade, 401 Special Forces Brigade, Nigerian Army Medical Corps, and several Nigerian Army Reference Hospitals.
Congratulating the officers and their families, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, urged the newly promoted personnel to rise to the responsibilities of their new ranks.
He called on them to cultivate bold, innovative, and unconventional solutions as the military responds to Nigeria’s evolving security challenges.
Shaibu also stressed the officers’ duty to protect Nigeria’s territorial integrity, adding that their loyalty to the Constitution must remain absolute, firm, and beyond reproach.