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TRADOC was formed in 1981 under the leadership of Major General Geoffrey Obiaje Ejiga, [3] and currently supervises all the Army's schools, as well as an army depot. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] Before the establishment of the Nigerian Army Resources Centre (NARC) in 2015, TRADOC also served as a liaison centre for the Army.
The Nigerian Army traces its history to Lieutenant John Hawley Glover's Constabulary Force, which was largely composed of freed Hausa slaves in 1863. [7] 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. [8]
Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede (born 1968) is Nigerian Army officer who is the Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria. He was appointed on 30 September 2024 by President Bola Tinubu to temporarily fill the position during the indisposition of Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja.
Nigeria's army chief Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja has died after a "period of illness" aged 56, President Bola Tinubu has announced. He died on Tuesday night in Lagos. The exact details of his illness ...
Nigerian soldiers were on Monday hunting for armed kidnappers who seized nearly 300 school pupils in Kaduna state last week, a security source said, as distraught parents sought answers on when ...
Six soldiers of the Nigerian army were ambushed and killed by gunmen while on patrol in the northern Niger state on Friday, the army said, the latest loss inflicted on the military by armed ...
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 Roman Catholic Chaplaincy is one of the oldest spiritual institutions in the army. It was founded as part of the West African Frontier Force, with priests being seconded from Britain to Nigeria to administer the spiritual concerns of officers and soldiers. Today, there are 32 chaplain officers in the RC, which is headed by the Director of ...