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Pages in category "Chiefs of Army Staff (Nigeria)" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. ... This page was last edited on 15 October 2024, at ...
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), is the second-highest rank of the Nigerian Army and generally it is the highest active rank as the Nigerian army do not have any appointment in the rank of full general but in the case of the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff, the rank of full general is given (if the chief is appointed from the army and not from the navy or the air force).
Nigerian Army personnel corps This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 18:50 (UTC). Text is ... This page was last edited on 5 April 2024, at 18:50 (UTC).
The Nigerian Army is functionally organized into combat arms and combat support arms. [1] [2] ... This page was last edited on 29 January 2024, at 17:24 (UTC).
The chief of army staff (COAS) has been the title of the professional head of the Nigerian Army since 1966. [1] Prior to 1966, the title was General Officer Commanding, Nigerian Army (GOCNA). Since 1980, the post has been immediately subordinate to the chief of defence staff , the post held by the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces .
Major General Waidi Shaibu (21 January 2022 – 21 April 2023) Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar (21 April 2023 – 16 July 2023) Major General Peter Malla (16 July 2023 – 2 February 2024) Brigadier General Abubakar G.L. Haruna (acting; 2 February 2024 – present)
The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the largest among the armed forces. Its major formations include the 1st Division , 2nd Division , 3rd Armoured Division , 81st Division , 82nd Division and the newly formed 8th, 7th and 6th Divisions.
The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. [6] The Constabulary Force was established with the primary goal of protecting the Royal Niger Company and its assets from constant military incursions by the neighboring Ashanti Empire. [7]