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The Military ranks of Nigeria are the military insignia used by the Nigerian Armed Forces. Nigeria shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom . [ 1 ]
The rank of general (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank currently achievable by serving officers in the Nigerian Army. It is usually held by only the Chief of Defence Staff .
When the Nigerian Army was formed in 1956, the rank of general was the highest rank defined. Since the formation, the British Army officer heading the army held the rank of Major general and the first Nigerian officer to command the army, Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi was promoted to the rank of Major general in 1965.
The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Tracing its history to British colonial forces in West Africa, it is the largest component of the armed forces. The President of Nigeria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff, who is the highest ranking military ...
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), is the second-highest rank of the Nigerian Army and generally it is the highest active rank as the Nigerian army do not have any appointment in the rank of full general but in the case of the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, the rank of full general is given (if the chief is appointed from the army and not from the navy or the air force).
He was the commander of the Infantry Corps from December 2017 to July 2018. He commanded the infantry corps until July 2018 when he was deployed to Army Headquarters as Chief of Training and Operations. In July 2019, Adeosun was promoted by President Muhammadu Buhari to the rank of Lieutenant General, [3] the second highest rank in the Nigerian ...
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Website. Official website. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the minister of defence and the president of Nigeria. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja and works alongside the Permanent Secretary of Defence.