DIAN Moves To Boost Local Defence Production, Cut Import Dependence

The Defence Industries Association of Nigeria (DIAN) has unveiled a new strategy aimed at strengthening local defence manufacturing and reducing Nigeria’s dependence on foreign military equipment.
The resolution was reached at the association’s General Meeting held on May 13 in Abuja and contained in a communiqué signed by its General Secretary, Engr. Kola Balogun, and released on Friday in Abuja.
DIAN said the initiative is designed to accelerate self-reliance in defence production through enhanced indigenous capacity, innovation, and industrial collaboration.
The association identified the full implementation of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) Act 2023 as cen...