{"id":132456,"date":"2026-03-13T21:55:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/132456\/"},"modified":"2026-03-13T21:55:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:55:07","slug":"defence-science-ministries-move-to-boost-local-military-technologies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/132456\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence, science ministries move to boost local military technologies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Defence minister Christopher Musa and science and tech minister Kingsley Udeh met on Thursday to address local energy and technological needs to boost Nigeria\u2019s security architecture.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting, held at the defence headquarters in Abuja, focused on strengthening cooperation to advance research, innovation, and technological development for national security.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Mr Musa stated the need for stronger synergy among several ministries, noting that innovation and indigenous technological development are essential to addressing national challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The defence minister also highlighted the value of reliable energy supply for defence operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He explained that several military barracks across the country face electricity challenges. He urged for a collaboration between the ministry of defence and the Energy Commission of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Musa added that such partnership could help identify sustainable power solutions for military facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStable energy supply is essential for operational efficiency, improved living conditions for personnel, and the effective functioning of military institutions,\u201d Mr Musa said.<\/p>\n<p>He also reaffirmed the commitment of the defence ministry to working with the science and technology community in areas such as research, innovation, capacity building, and energy development.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Udeh expressed readiness to partner with the defence sector.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ministers agreed that stronger institutional partnerships would help harness Nigeria\u2019s scientific potential and translate research outcomes into practical solutions for national development and security.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gazettengr.com\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%;\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773438907_217_Artboard-14.png\" alt=\"Banner\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block;\"\/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Defence minister Christopher Musa and science and tech minister Kingsley Udeh met on Thursday to address local energy&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132457,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[45],"tags":[383,17402,71939,45229,122],"class_list":["post-132456","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nigeria","tag-abuja","tag-christopher-musa","tag-energy-commission-of-nigeria","tag-kingsley-udeh","tag-nigeria"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@africa\/116224099804338150","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}