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Federal Ministry of Defence, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and dmg Events Announce the Launch of the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX) 2026 to be held in Lagos

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R-L: Christopher Hudson, President of dmg events; Dr Bello Matawalle, Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Nigeria; Major General Babatunde Ibrahim Alaya, Director General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria; and Major General John Lar, Chairman, AFRIDEX Steering Committee, at a press conference in Abuja on November 28, 2025, on the launch of the Africa International Defence Exhibition (AFRIDEX), taking place in Lagos from 26–29 October 2026 (Source: dmg events | 3 hours ago)

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R-L: Christopher Hudson, President of dmg events; Major General Babatunde Ibrahim Alaya, Director General of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria; Dr Bello Matawalle, the Honourable Minister of State for Defence, Nigeria; Major General John Lar, Chairman, AFRIDEX Steering Committee; Major General Umar Mohammed Alkali, Commandant, Army War College Nigeria; and Nick Ornstein, Vice President, dmg events, in a group photograph after the AFRIDEX press conference (Source: dmg events | 3 hours ago)

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