By Ibrahim Yunusa
On Thursday, 27 November 2025, The Army Council approved the promotion of senior officers to the next rank of Major General and Brigadier General.
A total of 28 Brigadier Generals and 77 Colonels have been elevated to Major General and Brigadier General respectively.
Late Brigadier General ZA Saidu isposthumously promoted to Major General.
While felicitating the newly promoted senior officers, The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu tasks them to intensify their professional drive and prove beyond doubt that their promotion is well deserved.
He urged them to demonstrate exemplary leadership, engage their subordinates through personal conduct while cultivating bold, innovative and unconventional solutions capable of delivering swift and decisive responses to the nation’s evolving security threats.