COAS emphasizes importance of retraining of personnel to enhance security goal

By Mariam Abeeb

The Chief Of Army Staff, COAS Lt General Olufemi Oluyede has emphasized the importance of continuous training and retraining of personnel to enhance capacity building in achieving national security goals.
The COAS who was represented by the Coordinator of Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre , Major General Philips Eromosele, stated this
at the inauguration ceremony of Strategic Management and Policy Studies Course 8/2025 in Abuja.
He explained the purpose of the course, which is the Strategic Management and Policy Mission Studies Course, designed to enhance the capacity of officers in policy formulation, implementation, and review.
Lt General Oluyede said that the course is part of the Nigeria Resource Center’s efforts to meet the strategic needs of the Nigerian army and other security agencies.
He highlighted the importance of continuous training to build capacity and address the multifaceted challenges confronting the nation.
According to him, participants come from various services and security agencies, emphasizing the collaborative effort towards achieving national security outcomes.
The Army Chief outlined the strategic outcomes expected from the participants, including a broad understanding of national issues, policy formulations, interpretations, and executions.
“This course, strategic management and policy mission studies course is one of the courses run at this center, Nigeria Resource Center, and it’s a strategic level course designed to enhance the capacity of our officers towards policy, formulation, implementation and review. It is tailored towards meeting the strategic needs of of the Nigerian army. We
“The course has strategic outcomes, you know, broadly understanding on the national issues, policy formulations, policy interpretations, policy executions to achieve goals of national security, not only in the army, but in collaboration with Sister services and other parliamentary agencies towards the attainment of national security objectives,” he stated.