The Nigerian Army has commenced a major push to modernise its inspection and compliance systems with the opening of the 2026 Directorate of Inspections and Compliance (DI&C) Project Inspection Workshop at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Asokoro, Abuja.
In a statement, Acting Director Army Public Relations Col. Appolonia Anele said the four-day workshop, which began on January 20, is organised by the Office of the Chief of Army Staff through the Directorate of Inspections and Compliance. It is themed “Leveraging Technology: Panacea for Enhanced Inspection and Compliance,” and aims to strengthen accountability, transparency and efficiency in project execution across the Nigerian Army through the adoption of technology-enabled inspection processes.
Declaring the workshop open, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, represented by the Chief of Logistics (Army), Major General Adekunle Adeyinka, described the initiative as timely and critical to the Army’s ongoing transformation. He noted that the increasingly complex operational environment has rendered traditional manual inspection methods inadequate, underscoring the need for integrated and technology-driven inspection solutions.
Major General Adeyinka reaffirmed that inspections remain a vital command instrument for translating policies, plans and projects into measurable outcomes. He emphasised that technology-enabled inspections should not be perceived as fault-finding exercises, but as tools for performance enhancement, standardisation and institutional learning.
Earlier, in his welcome address, the Director of the Directorate of Inspections and Compliance, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, said the workshop was a deliberate and strategic response to contemporary operational realities. He added that aligning inspection and compliance functions with the COAS’ transformation drive was essential to sustaining operational effectiveness.
Major General Mahmuda stressed that effective project inspection is a key enabler of operational readiness, optimal resource utilisation, fiscal discipline and institutional credibility.
Participants at the workshop include senior officers drawn from formations and units within and around Abuja, as well as technical experts and resource persons from engineering, technology and compliance backgrounds.
The initiative reflects the Nigerian Army’s commitment to adopting modern systems and global best practices to enhance accountability and efficiency across its operations.
