NIGERIA- The Nigerian Army has approved the promotion of over 102 senior army officers to various ranks.

Disclosing this to newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday, Director, Army Public Relations Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru said 27 Brigadier Generals were elevated to the rank of Major General and 75 Colonels were lifted to the rank of Brigadier General.

CEOAFRICA.com gathered that the list of promoted officers included Brig.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe, Commander, Guards Brigade; and Brig.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director, Defence Information, as among the 27 officers who have been promoted to the rank of Major General.

Others are; the Defence Adviser, Nigerian Mission to the United Nations in New York, Brig.-Gen. Lincoln Ogunewe; Acting Director, Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Letam Wiwa; as well as Brig.-Gen. Adamu Abubakar, the Commandant, Nigerian Army School of Military Police.

Those promoted to the substantive rank of Brigadier General included Col. Ali Nani of Training and Doctrine Command, Acting Commander, 37 Brigade, Col. Okoi Obono, Acting Commander, 21, Brigade, Col. Ibrahim Yusuf, Col. Olufunmilola Soleye of Ministry of Defence, and Col. Adamu Jalingo of Department of Civil Military Affairs, Army Headquarters, among others.