Besides providing technical expertise, the DICON Institute of Technology will significantly reduce Nigeria’s reliance on foreign sources for critical defence capabilities, argues
The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, is passionately pushing a President Tinubu agenda on national security. On Wednesday, July 29, 2026, Matawalle, was in Kaduna to inaugurate the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Institute of Technology. The trip was without fanfare but it was loud on implications for President Tinubu’s iron-cast resolve to fight and overawe insecurity in the country.
It bears restating that Matawalle, a ardent ally of President Tinubu, has been very active in promoting the Tinubu government. He has been discreet in strategy as the government rallies to tame the bogey of insecurity.
For context, the institute was established as part of the Federal Government’s efforts to achieve self-reliance in defence production through the building and sustenance of a viable military industrial complex within the country. The institute will not only provide the requisite technical expertise for the design, development and sustenance of platforms and systems critical for the security of the nation, it will significantly reduce Nigeria’s reliance on foreign sources for critical defence capabilities including technical capacities and relevant 21st century skill sets for the nation’s security personnel.
