A total of 234 senior officers across the three services in the military have been promoted.
The officers, it was gathered, were promoted after approvals from their respective boards.
Also, a total of 10 officers had their retirement approved by the boards of the Nigerian Navy and Air Force.
The Nigerian Army had the highest beneficiaries after its council approved the promotion of 122 senior officers from the ranks of Brigadier General to Major General and Colonel to Brigadier General, respectively.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Friday, said 52 of those promoted were brigadier generals and 70 colonels.
According to him, the brigadier generals were elevated to major generals and the colonels to brigadier generals. He said their promotion was in recognition of their meritorious service to the nation.
According to the statement, some of those promoted to the rank of Major General were AA Ayanuga of the Department of Army Transformation and Innovation, EH Akpan of Theatre Command Operation HADIN KAI, NM Jega of the Defence Headquarters, JO Ugwuoke of the Department of Army Logistics; PAO Okoye of the Department of Army Operations, EF Oyinlola of the Department of Special Services and Programmes, and AA Adekeye of 21 Special Armoured Brigade.
On its part, the Nigerian Navy board approved the promotion of 25 captains to the rank of commodores while 30 commodores were promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral.
The four senior officers whose retirement was approved are Priston Efedue, Jamila Malafa, Lanre Ajibade, and Chima Mpi.
In an earlier approval, according to a statement on Friday by the Naval spokesman, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, 72 commanders were promoted to the rank of Captain.
The newly promoted rear admirals are Garba Abubakar, Adewale Olanrewaju, Fatah Sanusi, Domnan Dangwel, Hamisu Sadiq, Olusanya Bankole, Noel Madugu, Daupreye Matthew, Emmanuel Nmoyem, Clement Atebi, Oluwole Fadeyi, Julius Nwagu, Abdul-Rasheed Haruna, John Okeke, Olatunde Oludude, and Sunday Atakpa,
Others are Abdul-Hamid Baba-Inna, Patrick Effah, Abubakar Mustapha, Chidozie Okehie, Olusegun Soyemi, Ebiobowei Zipele, James Okosun, Ibrahim Shehu, Fredrick Damtong, Chijoke Onyemaobi, Kasimu Bushi, and Suleiman Abdullahi.
Similarly, the Nigerian Air Force approved the promotion of 57 senior officers comprising 31 air commodores and 26 group captains to higher ranks.
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