Army Embraces Tech-driven Inspection, Compliance Framework
The Nigerian Army has launched a technology-driven inspection and compliance framework aimed at strengthening accountability, transparency and efficiency in project execution across its formations.
This initiative commenced with the opening of the Directorate of Inspections and Compliance (DI&C) Project Inspection Workshop 2026 at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN), Asokoro, Abuja, on Tuesday, 20 January 2026.
The four-day workshop, organised by the Office of the Chief of Army Staff through the Directorate of Inspections and Compliance, is themed “Leveraging Technology: Panacea for Enhanced Inspection and Compliance.” It is designed to modernise the Army’s inspection architecture through the adoption of technology-enabled processes for improved oversight and performance evaluation.
Declaring the workshop open, the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, represented by the Chief of Logistics (Army), Major General Adekunle Adeyinka, described the initiative as timely and critical to the ongoing transformation of the Nigerian Army. He noted that the increasingly complex operational environment has made traditional manual inspection methods inadequate, necessitating integrated digital solutions to ensure effective monitoring and compliance.
Major General Adeyinka explained that inspections remain a vital command tool for translating policies, plans, and projects into measurable outcomes. He added that technology-enabled inspections should be seen not as fault-finding mechanisms but as instruments for performance enhancement, standardisation and institutional learning.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Director of the Directorate of Inspections and Compliance, Major General Auwalu Mahmuda, said the workshop was a strategic response to contemporary operational demands and the need to align inspection and compliance functions with the Chief of Army Staff’s transformation drive. He stressed that effective project inspection is essential for operational readiness, optimal resource utilisation, fiscal discipline and institutional credibility.
Participants at the workshop include officers from formations and units within and around Abuja, senior officers, as well as technical experts and resource persons from engineering, technology, and compliance backgrounds.
The workshop is expected to produce actionable frameworks that will guide the Nigerian Army’s transition toward a more transparent, accountable and technology-driven inspection system.
