In a bid to train Nigerian Army personnel in tactical and strategic decision-making, to test new tactics and strategies, and to predict trends in future conflicts, the Chief of Army Staff, Lt General Faruk Yahaya has performed a ground breaking of ceremony of Wargaming Centre in Army War College Nigeria in Abuja.
The Wargaming Centre is a multi-storey facility consisting of 3 floors, with 15 syndicate rooms, 3 wargaming halls, 4 stores, an office for the director, a press briefing hall, ICT control centre and conveniences.
Lt General Yahaya during this significant groundbreaking ceremony of Wargaming Centre today 30th May, 2023 in Abuja noted that Wargaming is an integral part, training facility for Army War College Nigeria.
He said a professional wargame, is used by military organizations needed for training and upgrading army officers and soldiers.
The COAS on completing this project, this will provide an opportunity to test tactics and strategies in a safe-to-fail environment, which will aid in understanding and improving decision making
Earlier, in his opening remarks, the Commandant Army War College Nigeria, Major General Bamidele Alabi noted that the wargaming Centre will be commissioned before the Graduation of AWCN Course 7/2023 in October.
Major General Alabi also said the these projects include the elevators/lifts, electronic bill boards, digital screens for lecture halls and syndicate rooms, cladding of AWCN Complex and ongoing renovation of the participants' quarters, amongst several others. The College is indeed grateful for these gestures.
He thanked the COAS most immensely for providing resources to give the College a facelift and to upgrade the IT facilities in the College Lecture Hall and Syndicate Rooms in line with international best practices
Highlighting the project, the Coordinator Wargaming Centre, Colonel M.C Akin-Ojo said, the AWCN Wargaming Centre is a child of necessity born in due season through the visionary leadership and magnanimous support of the COAS. The Centre when completed will serve as a one-stop shop for training, analytical and outreach wargames at the operational and strategic levels.
Army War College Nigeria also unveiled a project carried out by the Commandant Army War College Nigeria, Major General Bamidele Alabi which have digital information screens at the approaches to the College, lifts which have been installed both at the Eastern and Western wings of the College Complex.
Colonel Akin-Ojo also said smart screens in the TYB Hall, College Lecture Hall and Okunlola Hall as well as their associated interactive podiums. There is also a smart screens and podiums in the syndicate rooms, as well as a command and hall of fame digital interactive boards installed at different points on the ground floor.
Dignitaries at the ground breaking of ceremony of Wargaming Centre and unveiling of completed projects in Army War College Nigeria includes, the Chief of Army Staff, Chief of Training (Army), senior Officers and civilian staff of the college.
