NDC INAUGURATES COURSE 18

The National Defence College has inaugurated its Course 18. The event which was held at the College auditorium on Tuesday September 15 2009 had the Honourable Minister of Defence, Major General Godwin Abbe (rtd) as the Special Guest of Honour.

General Abbe in his address stressed the importance of the course to the career development of the participants. He stated that the Nigerian Government and other sister African countries represented on the course, were doing all they can to give the participants quality strategic level training and cater for their welfare. He therefore challenged them to reciprocate this gesture by striving for excellence in their studies, so that they can contribute meaningfully to the development of their respective countries and Africa in general.

The inaugurated Course 18 has a total of 126 participants. This is comprised of 52 Nigerian Army (NA) officers, 25 Nigerian Navy (NN) officers, 30 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officers, 2 Nigeria Police Force (NPF) officers, 9 civilians from strategic ministries and agencies and 8 foreign military officers .

Highpoints of the occasion were the launching of the journal of Alumni Association of National Defence College (AANDEC), opening of a book fair and the commissioning of a new College medical centre annex.