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- President Bola Tinubu nominated General Christopher Gwabin Musa, 58, as Nigeria’s Defence Minister on 2 December 2025, following the resignation of Mohammed Badaru.
- Musa previously served as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) from 2023 to October 2025, overseeing major national security operations.
- Career highlights:
- Commander, Nigerian Army Infantry Corps
- Theatre Commander, Operation Hadin Kai (counter-insurgency in the North-East)
- Key roles in multinational joint task force operations
- He holds a BSc from the Nigerian Defence Academy (1991) and received the Colin Powell Award for Soldiering in 2012.
- Public Reactions: His appointment has been widely praised as strategic and merit-based. Observers highlight his discipline, patriotism, and combat experience as assets expected to boost Nigeria’s defence strategy.
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