Defence Minister Advocates for Indigenous Security Solutions

At the Omnivers Africa 3.0 Summit in Lagos, General Christoph Gwabin Musa, the Defence Minister of Nigeria, called on the tech sector to focus on developing homegrown solutions to address the nation's security challenges. He delivered a keynote address centered on the theme of the "70/30 rule," stressing that Nigeria's security innovation agenda must evolve to produce rather than merely consume defense technology.

General Musa outlined the restructuring of the Ministry of Defence's acquisition process and highlighted priority areas such as unmanned systems, robotics, surveillance technology, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. He linked these initiatives to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's Renewed Hope Agenda aimed at industrializing Nigeria.

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) is working to create an ecosystem for defense investment to drive economic growth and high-tech job creation. A roundtable discussion was agreed upon to reconvene in three months to assess progress on the indigenous defense strategy.