The Federal Government has taken delivery of five new helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force as part of efforts to strengthen air operations against terrorists, bandits and kidnappers across the country. The platforms comprise three AW109 Trekker helicopters manufactured by Leonardo Helicopters of Italy and two H125 helicopters produced by Airbus Helicopters. The Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Ejodame said...

Nigeria imported arms and ammunition worth ₦55.06 billion in the first six months of 2026, representing a 104.31 per cent increase from the ₦26.95 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2025. The latest figure is contained in the National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS) Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics for the second quarter of 2026, released on 7 September. The NBS report covers trade data for the period under review. The sharp rise in arms...

The Nigerian Army says it intercepted more than ₦350 million linked to terrorist financiers and captured 758 logistics collaborators during the tenure of the outgoing Theatre Commander of the North-East Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, Major General Abdulsalam Abubakar. Abubakar disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing at the Theatre Command Headquarters in Maiduguri, Borno State, as he marked the end of his tenure. He assumed command on 28 April 2025 as the...