BY: ABDULKADIR M LAWAN, OCTOBER 24, 2025/ 03:50PM
Major-General W. Shaibu has been appointed as the new Chief of Army Staff by President Bola Tinubu, effective immediately.
Maj. Gen. Shaibu, who is the immediate Theatre Commander of Operation Hadin Kai North East, is among the new service chiefs appointed by the President.
According to a statement issued by the President's special adviser on media and public communication, Sunday Dare, the appointments are part of efforts to strengthen the nation's security architecture.
The new appointees include: - General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, replacing General Christopher Musa - Major-General W. Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff - Air Vice Marshal S.K. Aneke as Chief of Air Staff - Rear Admiral I. Abbas as Chief of Naval Staff
The Chief of Defence Intelligence, Major-General E.A.P. Undiendeye, retains his position.
President Tinubu expressed appreciation to the outgoing Service Chiefs for their patriotic service and dedicated leadership, and charged the new appointees to enhance professionalism, vigilance, and unity across the Armed Forces.
'The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, expresses his most profound appreciation to the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, and other Service Chiefs for their patriotic service and dedicated leadership,' the statement said.
President Tinubu urged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to justify the confidence reposed in them by further enhancing professionalism, vigilance, and unity across the Armed Forces of Nigeria.