Army Chief Urges Private Sector To Invest In Youths, Indigenous Defence Production

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has urged the private sector to invest in Nigerian youths and indigenous defence production to strengthen national security, create jobs and accelerate economic growth.

Shaibu made the call during a visit to Equipment and Protective Applications International Limited (EPAIL) in Ogun State on Tuesday.
The Army Chief, in a statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, described Nigeria’s youthful population as a critical national asset whose intelligence, creativity and productive capacity could be harnessed through investment, mentorship and skills development.
He said such investments w...