The Federal Authorities has allotted a complete sum of N7,940,323,192 to the Nigerian Protection Industries Company within the 2025 Appropriation Invoice, to revamp the nation’s arms manufacturing capabilities.
Based in 1963 to fabricate weapons domestically, DICON’s efficiency has repeatedly been known as into query as Nigeria continues to rely closely on international international locations for arms and ammunition.
Successive administrations promised to revitalize the corporate and allocate vital funds to spice up native arms manufacturing.
However the actuality on the bottom tells a unique story.
Between January and July 2024, the federal authorities spent at the very least N63.6 billion on the acquisition of navy tools and ammunition for the Nigerian Military and the Workplace of the Nationwide Safety Adviser.
Likewise, N115 billion was spent on arms and ammunition imports within the first quarter of 2023.
A breakdown of the 2025 Appropriation Invoice earlier than the Nationwide Meeting reveals that workers will swallow N2,958,154,534, public expenditure N774,174,124, and capital tasks N4,207,994,534.
The capital allocation consists of financing a number of new tasks aimed toward modernizing DICON services.
Among the many tasks are: “Restore and alternative of out of date/dilapidated electrical tools and infrastructure at DICON Ordnance Manufacturing facility, value 148 million naira; Rehabilitation of the premises of DICON Explosives Manufacturing facility in Jebba, value 150 million naira; Procurement of uncooked supplies for arms and ammunition manufacturing: 295.8 million naira; Procurement of instruments and implements.” Wanted for arms and ammunition traces: 292.65 million naira and electrification of DICON explosives plant in Jaba: 180 million naira.
Different tasks embrace offering various energy provide to DICON headquarters at N498,500,000; Rehabilitation of entry roads inside DICON Industrial Park at N257,966,250; and modernization of safety services at DICON manufacturing unit complexes and headquarters amounting to N281,896,000.
As well as, the sum of N155,321,929 was anticipated for the renovation and rehabilitation of the weapons meeting store, N161,159,806 for the development of a effluent plant on the DICON Ordnance Manufacturing facility, and N114,299,108 for the development of explosion-proof explosives. Analysis laboratory at DICON R&D Heart.
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