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Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, DG, NYSC
Background/Education
Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim hails
from Nasarawa Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. He attended the
University of Jos where he obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in History
in 1989 and 1992 respectively, before proceeding to bag a Post-Graduate Diploma
in Education (PGDE) from Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode.
Driven by his insatiable thirst for
knowledge, he went on to obtain PhD in History from the University of Abuja in
2007.
Military Career
Since his commissioning into the
Nigerian Army, he has served in various capacities at military formations across
the country. His appointments and postings include:
·
Institute of Army Education (Research
Officer). He researched and produced Nigerian Army Journals and briefs for the Nigerian Army in particular
and the Military in general.
·
Military Assistant (MA) to the
Director-General, NYSC ( 1997-1999).
·
Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). He taught
100 and 200 Level students (2000-2004).
·
National Defence College (Staff
Officer I Military History, (2004-2009).
·
Nigerian Army School of Education (Senior
Instructor) 2009-2011.
·
Headquarters Nigerian Army Education
Corps (Staff Officer I Books Resources Procurement) 2011-2012.
·
Commandant, Command Secondary School,
Suleja (2012-2014).
·
Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA (Head
of Department, History and War Studies (2015-2018)
·
Registrar, Nigerian Army University,
Biu (2018-2019).
In line with the Armed
Forces tradition of enhancing professionalism through training and retraining of
officers, he attended various courses, including the Nigerian Army Education
Corps (NAEC) Young Officers Course (1994); Infantry Young Officers course (1996);
Training Development Advisers course (2004), and NAEC Officers Executive
Management course (5/2013).
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