On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Naval War College Nigeria (NWCN) inaugurated Command Level Officers’ Course 9. The course is designed to prepare selected senior officers of the ranks of commander and lieutenant commander in the Nigerian Navy (NN) for the demanding responsibilities of command, both ashore and afloat. A total of 19 senior officers, comprising 18 commanders and one lieutenant commander drawn from various specializations in the NN were inaugurated.
In his welcome address, the Commandant NWCN, Rear Admiral MA Muye, welcomed the invited guests and participants to the College. He congratulated the participants on their nomination for the course and urged them to approach the course with utmost seriousness, intellectual curiosity and commitment. He noted that the course would broaden their perspectives, sharpen professional competence and foster enduring bonds of comradeship essential for effective command, leadership, and management.
The highpoint of the ceremony was the inaugural lecture titled “Developing Future Generation Leaders in the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN): Imperatives for Commanders in the NN,” delivered by the Guest Speaker and Director of Manning, Naval Headquarters, Rear Admiral Kolawole Olumide Oguntuga. In his presentation, the Guest Speaker emphasized the critical role of effective leadership in military organizations, noting that military leaders are expected to provide strategic policies, plans and guidance while effectively utilizing available human and material resources to achieve organizational goals. He further highlighted some characteristics of evolving/future warfare, strategies for developing future generation leaders in the AFN, as well as the benefits of developing future generation leaders in the AFN.
The inauguration of Command Level Officers’ Course 9 underscores the commitment of the NWCN to strengthening professional military education and developing competent, forward-looking and strategically minded commanders capable of providing effective leadership in an increasingly complex and technology-driven security environment.
