- Admiral Muogilim pledges to reposition the DSA to meet contemporary security challenges on land, at Sea and Air Space
Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd), has tasked Defence Space Administration (DSA) to help shore up Nigeria against attacks by non-State actors.
Saying that Nigeria cannot afford to be left behind in cyberspace defence, General Magashi told the management team of DSA led by its new Chief of Defence Space Administration, Rear Admiral Nnamdi Anthony Muogilim, at Ministry of Defence Headquarters, Abuja that the agency must work out modalities to help the current military campaigns against terrorism, banditry and other criminal activities in the country.
He restated the Federal government’s commitment to the promotion of Cybernetics in National Defence and Security imperatives.
General Magashi noted that Nigeria’s Cyberspace is sacrosanct, sine qua nom and strategic to national defence and development, which must be defended against internal and external infractions.
He stated that the need for the DSA to shore up the nation against modern threats by non-State actors is imperative as they are technology-driven and advancing geometrically in sophistication and complexity.
While congratulating the Chief of Defence Space Administration Rear Admiral Muogilim “on his well deserved appointment,” the Minister charged the management of the DSA to be ahead of the adversaries by fortifying the National Cyberspace.
He assured the DSA of the support of the Ministry of Defence, restating the need to strengthen inter – agencies collaboration and cooperation necessary to grow Cyberspace sector.
Chief of Defence Space Administration, Rear Admiral Nnamdi Anthony Muogilim, thanked the Minister of Defence for his mentorship in providing strategic direction to emplace DSA that is capable of safeguarding National Cyberspace.
He outlined the new thinking of the DSA management to grow National Cyberspace in partnership with strategic stakeholders in the sector. The DSA has 60 per cent civilian staff and 40 per cent military personnel.
The Chief of Defence Space Administration, who was former Director of Communication and Information Technologies at Naval Headquarters and former Deputy Director, Space Operations at DSA before his new appointment, explained the strategies to break new operational grounds in Cyberspace Defence capabilities especially now that the country is preparing for the 2023 elections.
The Act establishing Defence Space Administration formally known as Defence Space Agency was enacted in 2016 by 8th National Assembly and signed into Law in 2017.
It has the mandate to promote National Security and development, support Military Operations and to improve the Nigerian Armed Forces Cyberspace capabilities.
Rear Admiral Muogilim rolled out the new Management’s transformative action plans toward repositioning the DSA to meet contemporary security challenges on land, at Sea and Air Space.