Firm partners DICON on job creation for retired military personnel
CHIGOZIE AMADI
A manufacturing company, D7G Nigeria, has stated that its partnership with the Defence Industry Corporation of Nigeria has created jobs for 2000 civilians and 500 retired military personnel.
Speaking at an event on Friday in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of D7G, Osman Chennar, disclosed that D7G is planning with DICON the transfer of advanced military technology to Nigeria.
“D7G Nigeria is executing the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nigeria and Africa as a whole, particularly in the transfer of advanced military technology to Nigeria,” he added.
Chennar listed key performance indicators of the company, including “construction of a Military Jetty base in Lagos for the berthing of vessels, with an additional area for the production, assembly, and storage of defence equipment, covering a lead area of 160,000 square meters.”
Others are the establishment of the first African production and assembly factory for naval military ships, drones, armoured vehicles, and UAVs; the creation of the factory in Africa that assembles, repairs, and maintains helicopters; assembly of semi-knockdown and completely knockdown parts; and production of 300 million rounds of ammunition annually.”
