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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 ...
Politician. Mohammed Badaru Abubakar[1] MON (born 19 September 1962 [1]) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Nigerian minister of defence since 21 August 2023. He previously served as the governor of Jigawa State from 2015 to 2023. [2][3] Badaru, as he is popularly called, was a one-time chairman of the Nigerian Presidential ...
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 ...
Nigerian Army. Years of service. 1968–1999. Rank. Major general. 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 ...
Chief of Defence Staff (Nigeria) The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is the head of the Nigerian Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the minister of defence and the president of Nigeria. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Defence Headquarters, Abuja and works alongside the Permanent Secretary of Defence.
Yaba College of Technology. University of West London. Occupation. Politician. teacher. Bello Muhammad popularly known as Bello Matawalle (born 12 February 1969) is a Nigerian politician and teacher who has served as the minister of state for defence since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. [1][2]
Cabinet of Muhammadu Buhari. Bola Tinubu assumed office as President of Nigeria on 29 May 2023. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. Ministers were nominated in July, and confirmed by the senate in August 2023.
This is a list of current defence ministers of the 193 United Nations member states, Holy See (Vatican City) ... Minister of National Defense: Salifou Modi Nigeria: