The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has assured that the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria would meet the demands of the military and other security agencies.
Matawalle said this at the DICON’s end-of-year celebration and Director-General’s Productivity Award ceremony on Friday in Kaduna.
He emphasised that the recent assent of the DICON Act 2023 by President Bola Tinubu had paved the way for the corporation to strengthen Nigeria’s defence capabilities.
Matawalle said the defence ministry had given a lot of tasks to the DICON’s Director-general, adding that he was equal to the task.
The minister promised that within a limited time, they would come to celebrate the full production of arms within the country.
Matawalle emphasised that the defence ministry was trying to limit procurements outside the country.
He, therefore, said the DICON’s Act 2023, recently signed into law by the President, was working effectively
