{
  "id": 9771498,
  "title": "COAS urges new officers to stay combat-ready",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/coas-urges-new-officers-to-stay-combat-ready-9771498",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-25T13:40:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/coas-urges-new-officers-to-stay-combat-ready/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu has urged newly commissioned officers of the Direct Short Service Course (DSSC) 29/2026 to maintain operational readiness and provide decisive leadership as the Nigerian Army expands its manpower and force structure. Shaibu emphasized that the expansion, approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, places greater responsibility on the officer corps to convert increased manpower and an expanded force structure into enhanced operational readiness and combat capability. He urged the officers to lead by example, earn the trust of their soldiers, and place mission accomplishment and troop welfare above personal interests, while remaining combat-ready regardless of their professional specialisations.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "COAS urges new officers to stay combat-ready",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/coas-urges-new-officers-to-stay-combat-ready",
        "published": "2026-09-25T13:12:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}