The Federal Government has attributed the capture of two senior commanders of the Ansaru terrorist group to improved intelligence sharing and coordination among Nigeria’s security and intelligence agencies. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a world press conference organised ahead of Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary. Idris said the development demonstrated what he described as improved coordination among the security agencies under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration....

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...

Nigeria’s security agencies conducted 7,062 operations across the country in July and August, neutralising 1,487 terrorists and insurgents and rescuing 777 kidnapped victims, the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) has said. The figures, contained in the third-quarter national security update released in Abuja on Monday, reflect what the ONSA described as a more coordinated and intelligence-driven response to terrorism, banditry, kidnapping, arms trafficking and other security threats. Chido Onumah, Special Adviser to the...