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Nigeria Armed Forces

June 13, 2024

10th Senate passed 25 bills in one year: Bamidele

“Already, the first year has passed by and we have decisively addressed issues of strategic national interest with utmost priority,” he said.

Senate President, Godswill Akpabio [Photo: TopeBrown]
February 13, 2023

Nigeria’s military overstretched; 120,000 soldiers should be recruited biannually: Defence Minister

With an estimated 220 million population, Nigeria’s total military strength is about 223,000 personnel.

Defence minister Bashir Magashi
November 28, 2022

Pakistan seeks to expand collaboration with Nigerian Armed Forces

Spanning decades, the cooperation between the two countries are in the area of capacity building, collaboration and reciprocal visits.

Maj.-Gen. Usman Yusuf, the director of policy, Defence Headquarters