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The Ministry of Defence is a government ministry of Nigeria with the statutory responsibility of overseeing and supervising the Nigerian Armed Forces. The Ministry of Defence is headed by the Minister of Defence, a cabinet-level head who reports directly to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Its main mission is to provide ...
The Federal Minister of Defence of Nigeria is the Federal Executive Council official who leads the Defence Ministry of Nigeria.The Defence Minister's main responsibility is to manage all branches of the Nigerian Armed Forces, to maintain a modern, competent, and professional military force for the protection of the national territory, maritime interests, airspace, and constitution of the ...
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 ...
Nigeria's defense chief expressed frustration Tuesday with what he called the “double standards” of some countries that won't sell his military weapons because of human rights concerns. Gen.
The chief of the defence staff is based at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja and works alongside the permanent secretary of defence. It is occupied by the most senior commissioned officer appointed by the president of Nigeria. The position was established for the first time under Nigeria's 1979 constitution.
Bashir Salihi Magashi CFR CON (born 1 October 1949) is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the defence minister of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. [1] He served as governor of Sokoto State from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida, [2] and as commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 1998 to 1999.
This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) and the State of Palestine. Defence ministers of sovereign countries with limited recognition are included in a separate table .
The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence, [1] [2] also called the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, [3] [4] is the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Defence. The office holder is the government's principal civilian adviser on Defence matters. [5] The office holder is a member of the Defence Council and the Defence ...