# Nigerian military commissions Defence Space Administration and Cyber Operations complex

- Link: https://www.military.africa/2017/11/nigerian-military-commissions-new-defence-space-administration-and-cyber-operations-complex/
- Published: 2017-11-05T14:49:00+01:00
- Author: Ekene Lionel

> _Cyber Space technology is an instrument of power in society and it is becoming
> more available to a country’s adversary who may use it to attack, degrade and 
> destroy communication and the flow of information… Prof. Yemi Osinbajo_

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 |  A locally made Nigerian rocket in flight |

Few months after the Nigerian Vice-president Professor Yemi Osinbajo signed the 
Defense Space Administration Bill into law in February18, 2017 previously passed
by the National Assembly, the Nigerian Military have commissioned the Defence Space
Administration Office Complex and the Foundation Laying of Defence Cyber Operations
Centre, at Obasanjo Space Centre, Abuja, yesterday,

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The  Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin, said that the 
Nigerian Military would utilize space technology in security the country’s territorial
interest. He said that utilizing space capability in various military operations
would boost the technology capability of the armed forces which would subsequently
give them a decisive edge in its fight against aggressors.

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He further mentioned that other uses of space technology include Signal Intelligence(
SIGINT), navigational aids, Intelligence, Surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) 
and also in the area of communications. Additionally, he stated that the establishment
of Defence Space Administration is in line with modern global best practices so 
as to enable the Nigerian Military function effectively in a multi-Dimensional battlefield.

 

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 |  A Nigerian satellite in space |

 

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 |  Rocket propulsion testing in Epe, Lagos |

 

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