By Editorial Staff 
The Nigerian Army council has promoted 28 brigadier generals to the rank of major general and 77 colonels to the rank of brigadier general.
Acting director of Nigerian Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Appolonia Anele, made the announcement on Friday in Abuja, a day after the council approved the promotions.
The promotion list includes officers occupying critical intelligence, logistics, and operational positions across various formations.
The new 28 Major-Generals are:
- Brig Gen O Adegbe of the Defence Intelligence Agency,
- Brig Gen SM Uba, the Director, Defence Information,
- Brig Gen RE Hedima, the Acting Chief of Military Intelligence Army
- Brig Gen RT Utsaha, the Deputy Director, Defence Operations.
- Brig Gen AM Umar, Commandant, Warrant Officer Academy,
- Brig Gen S Sulaiman, the Deputy Military Secretary (Army),
- Brig Gen IO Bassey, Director, Nigerian Army Operations Centre
- Brig Gen CA Ekeator of Nigerian Army School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Brig Gen SY Yakasai, Acting Director Procurement in the Office of the Chief of Army Staff
- Brig Gen WL Nzidee of Army Headquarters Department of Army Logistics,
- Brig Gen SA Emmanuel of the Nigerian Army Signals,
- Brig Gen SS Tilawan, the Acting Commander Sector 3 Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI,
- Brig Gen MO Agi, the Desk Officer Tertiary Education Trust Fund at the Nigerian Defence Academy
- Brig Gen IM Abbas, the Commander 34 Brigade
- Brig Gen ZA Saidu was promoted posthumously.
Officers promoted from the rank of Brigadier General are:
- Colonel Y Ibrahim of the Nigerian Army Resource Centre Abuja,
- NN Gambo serving at the Army Headquarters Department of Civil Military Affairs
- A Saidu of Headquarters Nigerian Army Finance Corps
- Colonels A Ali of Army Headquarters Garrison,
- I Waziri, Office of the Chief of Defence Staff,
- MM Sani of Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji,
- AA Alkali of the Nigerian Army Dog Centre,
- AO Ndah of Army Headquarters Department of Army Training,
- IB Sheriff of Headquarters 9 Brigade,
- KR Apata of Army Headquarters Provost Group,
- MK Akpuogwu of Headquarters Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke
- PU Nnaji of the Nigerian Army Operations Monitoring Support Team,
- MT Nagudu of Nigerian Army Armour School,
- KO Bukoye, the Commander 401 Special Forces Brigade,
- O Adole of Headquarters Nigerian Army Medical Corps,
- JA Ikagba of 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital,
- DC Ibeh of the 8 Division Medical Services and Hospital,
- GS Chohwore of 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital,
- OG Okoye of the Nigerian Army Reference Hospital
- YK Audu serving at the Headquarters Joint Task Force North East Operation HADIN KAI
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu charged all the newly promoted officers “to intensify their professional drive and prove beyond doubt that their elevation is well-deserved”