Nigerian Army Finance Corps has been urged to ensure that all troops in operations get their allowances promptly to sustain the morale of fighting troops in the northeast.

Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General, Tukur Buratai made the request at the annual training programme held to enhance the performance of Nigerian Army Finance Corps in the senior non-commission and warrant officers cadre.

Buratai said it focused on capacity development and update of personnel on the application of recent Federal Government public sector financial policies and reforms.

According to him, the policies and reforms were designed to significantly change old ways of doing things and move to a much effective and efficient methodology of financial management.

In the training held at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment of the three armoured division, were Nigerian Army Finance Corps senior non-commission and warrant officers from different military formations.

It had the theme, “towards achieving prudent utilisation of finance resources for a professionally responsive Nigerian Army”.

The training was declared open by a representative of the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Rogers Nicholas, and organiser are looking to enhance the finance corps in effective delivery financial services.

Lectures also covered Nigerian Army financial transactions and resource management, best accounting practices and financial reporting in a professionally responsive Nigerian Army as well as ethics and financial performance in accounting practices in the Nigerian Army.