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The Nigerian Navy (NN) is the sea branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Nigerian Navy command structure today consists of the Naval Headquarters in Abuja as well as three other operational commands with headquarters in Lagos, Calabar and Bayelsa. The training command headquarters are located in Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria, but ...
Used mostly by Special Forces. CAA AK-Alfa [8] [9] Assault rifle United States Israel: Used by Special Forces. Beryl M762 [10] Assault rifle Poland Nigeria: Produced locally under license by DICON. Will serve as standard issued assault rifle, to replace OBJ-006 and NR-1. FB Mini-Beryl [11] Compact assault rifle Poland: 10 test units purchased.
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is the air branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the youngest branch of the Nigerian Armed Forces , established four years after the nation became independent. As at 2021, the air force is one of the largest in Africa, consisting of over 18,000 personnel. [ 3 ]
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]
The House Committee on Defence has jurisdiction over Nigeria's defense policy, military operations, the organization and reform of the Ministry of Defence (Nigeria) and the Nigerian Armed Forces, counter-terrorism efforts, defense procurement and infrastructure, military cooperation with international partners, technology transfer and export controls, intelligence and security programs, and ...
“The Nigerian Armed Forces have the capacity to secure Nigeria (and) the entire region,” Musa said, but added that the lack of needed weapons will continue to limit that capacity.
The two military service branches (Niger Army and Niger Air Force) are each headed by their respective Chiefs of Staff who serve as adjunct to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Military Armed Forces (French: Chef d'État Major des Armées). Military operations are headed from the Joint Staff Office (French: État Major Général des Armées). In ...
The Nigerian Defence Headquarters (DHQ) is the principal headquarters of the Nigerian Armed Forces.It is situated within the Armed Forces Complex, a sprawling military facility along the Muhammadu Buhari Way in Garki District of Abuja, which also houses the headquarters of the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Air Force and, the Nigerian Navy.