The Federal Government has allocated a whopping ₦3.154 trillion to the Ministry of Defence in the proposed 2026 budget, marking a significant boost from previous years as President Bola Tinubu prioritizes national security.
Here's the break down:
1. NIGERIAN ARMY
Personnel: 1,254,578,791,788
Overhead: 81,905,650,221
Capital: 167,766,827,712
Total Allocation: 1,504,251,269,721
2. NIGERIAN NAVY
Personnel: 322,906,426,508
Overhead: 49,232,066,996
Capital: 71,778,216,357
Total Allocation: 443,916,709,861
3. NIGERIAN AIRFORCE
Personnel: 229,897,541,932
Overhead: 68,575,453,013
Capital: 110,674,045,165
Total Allocation: 409,147,040,110
4. DEFENCE
Personnel: 224,660,197,422
Overhead: 7,782,107,884
Capital: 24,571,726,934
Total Allocation: 257,014,032,240
5. TRAINING AND DOCTRINE COMMAND NIGERIAN ARMY
Personnel: 102,409,015,650
Overhead: 674,031,225
Capital: 9,350,253,111
Total Allocation: 112,433,299,986
6. DEFENCE MISSIONS
Personnel: 58,567,622,416
Overhead: 21,471,963,508
Capital: 3,504,432,160
Total Allocation: 83,544,018,084
7. DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Personnel: 48,373,656,796
Overhead: 12,101,384,418
Capital: 8,323,010,975
Total Allocation: 68,798,052,189
8. MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - MOD/HQTRS
Personnel: 17,331,327,040
Overhead: 8,922,209,777
Capital: 14,982,170,035
Total Allocation: 41,235,706,852
9. NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY (NDA)
Personnel: 30,893,377,642
Overhead: 5,949,039,012
Capital: 3,562,822,613
Total Allocation: 40,405,039,267
10. DEFENCE SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Personnel: 25,222,203,651
Overhead: 6,501,615,667
Capital: 8,297,979,460
Total Allocation: 40,021,798,778
11. COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE, JAJI
Personnel: 11,223,536,424
Overhead: 12,219,368,924
Capital: 12,448,495,467
Total Allocation: 35,891,400,815
12. NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE
Personnel: 12,700,432,490
Overhead: 10,893,699,713
Capital: 5,675,983,243
Total Allocation: 29,270,115,446
13. AIRFORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KADUNA
Personnel: 14,420,483,973
Overhead: 804,372,224
Capital: 1,969,395,644
Total Allocation: 17,194,251,841
14. NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES RESETTLEMENT CENTRE, LAGOS
Personnel: 9,827,500,705
Overhead: 1,178,506,568
Capital: 2,172,216,082
Total Allocation: 13,178,223,355
15. DEFENCE SPACE SCHOOL, OROGUN, DELTA STATE
Personnel: 8,572,116,049
Overhead: 1,000,000,000
Capital: 1,400,000,000
Total Allocation: 10,972,116,049
16. ADMIRALTY UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, IBUSA, DELTA STATE
Personnel: 4,724,432,284
Overhead: 1,506,194,768
Capital: 3,177,045,366
Total Allocation: 9,407,672,418
17. DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUREAU
Personnel: 5,603,931,682
Overhead: 1,378,101,487
Capital: 2,363,068,162
Total Allocation: 9,345,102,331
18. NATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC AGENCY
Personnel: 5,009,410,835
Overhead: 1,506,194,768
Capital: 2,827,045,367
Total Allocation: 9,342,650,970
19. AIR POWER CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Personnel: 4,756,119,286
Overhead: 1,999,999,998
Capital: 2,000,000,000
Total Allocation: 8,756,119,284
20. DEFENCE INDUSTRIES CORPORATION OF NIGERIA (DICON)
Personnel: 3,905,545,357
Overhead: 774,174,124
Capital: 2,973,596,173
Total Allocation: 7,653,315,654
21. DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
Personnel: 0
Overhead: 2,101,726,882
Capital: 2,418,399,577
Total Allocation: 4,520,126,459
22. DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY CIVILIAN PENSIONS BOARD
Personnel: 0
Overhead: 0
Capital: 1,400,000,000
Total Allocation: 1,400,000,000
23. MILITARY PENSION BOARD
Personnel: 0
Overhead: 556,012,285
Capital: 838,426,276
Total Allocation: 1,394,438,561
Grand Totals for Ministry of Defence
- Personnel: ₦2,392,883,869,930
- Overhead: ₦297,034,773,462
- Capital: ₦464,474,756,899
- Total Allocation: ₦3,154,393,400,291
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