{"id":10332,"date":"2025-06-18T14:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=10332"},"modified":"2025-06-18T14:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T14:52:04","slug":"nigerian-army-prioritises-media-collaboration-for-national-security-coas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psmnigeria.org\/?p=10332","title":{"rendered":"Nigerian Army Prioritises Media Collaboration For National Security \u2013 COAS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/leadership.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG-20250218-WA0009-e1739950322345.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede has reiterated that the Nigerian Army will proactively collaborate with the media to build trust and cooperation in pursuing national security.<br>Oluyede stated this at the opening of a 2-Day Training for Media Operatives in Nigeria, organised by the Army Headquarters Department of Civil-Military Affairs, on Tuesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COAS, the director-general, Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre, Maj.-Gen., represented. Gbemiga Adesina said the media was responsible for providing timely and valuable information to the public while ensuring that such information does not compromise national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the Nigerian army had strived to strike a strategic balance between protecting law-abiding citizens, national security, and the media\u2019s right to disseminate information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oluyede said the training highlighted the significance of military and media collaboration in addressing security challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, as security situations evolve, public institutions like the media must also adapt to meet the challenges of our time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. 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