NIGERIAN MILITARY
For 2020, Nigeria is ranked 42 of 138 out of the countries considered for the annual GFP review. It holds a PwrIndx* rating of 0.6485 (0.0000 considered 'perfect').
Summary |
Professional army |
Ranks |
Army, Air force, Navy, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC |
Man power |
Total population; 203,452,505 Available manpower; 77,108,499 (37.9%) Fit-for-service; 43, 180,760 (21.2%) Reaching military age annually; 3,454,461 (1.7%) Total military personnel; 120,000 (est) (0.1%) Active personnel; 120,000 (0.1%) Reserve personnel; 0 (0.0%) |
Air power |
Total strength; 129 Fighters; 8 Dedicated Attack; 13 Transports; 21 Trainers; 47 Special Mission; 5 Helicopters; 44 Attack Helicopters; 15 |
Land FORCES |
Tanks; 253 Armed vehicles; 1,789 Self-propelled Artillery; 25 Towed Artillery; 339 Rocket projectors; 36 |
Naval Forces |
Total assets; 75 Aircraft carriers; 0 Destroyers; 0 Frigates; 0 Corvettes; 0 Submarines; 0 Patrol; 100 Mine warfare; 2 |
Nigeria military expenditure |
$1,907.00 usd |
Chief of defence |
General Aboyomi Gabriel Olonisakin |
Chief of Naval staff |
Ibok 3kwe Ibas |
Chief of Air staff |
Sadique Abubakar |
Chief of Army staff |
Tukur Yusuf Buratai |
Chief of staff |
Agboola Ibrahim Gambari |
Commandant of the Nigeria Armed Forces command and staff college |
AVM, Abubakar Liman |