General (Nigeria)

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General
Flag of a general as CDS
Rank insignia of a general
General Owoye Andrew Azazi wearing the Nigerian General insignia
Country	Nigeria
Service branch	Nigerian Army
Abbreviation	Gen
Rank group	General officer
Rank	Four-star rank
Next higher rank	Field marshal
Next lower rank	Lieutenant-general
Equivalent ranks	Admiral (Nigerian Navy) Air chief marshal (Nigerian Air Force)

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the Nigerian Army. It ranks above lieutenant-general and is subordinate to the rank of field marshal, which is only awarded as an honorary rank to the incumbent president of Nigeria in his capacity as the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. The rank of general is a four-star rank.^[1] It is equivalent to a full admiral in the Nigerian Navy or an air chief marshal in the Nigerian Air Force.

The rank of full general is not always given; this rank is usually held by the Chief of the Defence Staff (if the chief is appointed from the army and not from the navy or the air force).

Officers holding the ranks of lieutenant-general, major-general and brigadier-general may be generically considered to be generals.