PRESS RELEASE The attention of the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been drawn to a video footage trending in the social media, visually displaying the maltreatment of some suspected armed bandits and k ...

In continuation of the ongoing offensive operations to oust Islamic State terrorists from the Lake Chad Area, troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in conjunction with national forces, ...

Watch Ag Director Defence Information interview on NTA Good Morning Show, discussing counter insurgency in the North East Nigeria. Click the link Below https://youtu.be/h3LYnsow6Y4 ...

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in partnership with the British Military Advisery Training Team (BMATT) has graduated a new set of participants on Joint Operational Campaign Planning Course to further ...

PRESS RELEASE The Chief Executive Officer and Producer of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo ( REMT), Brigadier David Allfrey (retired) has paid a visit to the Defence Headquarters Abuja. The visit w ...

PRESS RELEASE The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin today played host to 77 students of Loyola Jesuit College who visited the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) as part of their ...

PRESS RELEASE The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) will continue to be committed to the protection of rights of Nigerian citizens and all law abiding members of the public during operations as enshrined ...

The Armed Forces of Nigerian (AFN) wish to dissociate itself from the rascality and intentions as espoused in a document being circulated by a faceless group named Nigerian Continuity and Progress (NC ...

PRESS RELEASE In an effort to build operational capacity in the Armed Forces of Nigeria, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), in collaboration with the British Advisory Training Team (BMATT) has commenced ...

PRESS RELEASE The Defence Headquarters today Friday 10 May 2019 unveiled the official Logo for the Third Edition of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Armed Forces and Security Agencies Half Marathon at ...

PRESS RELEASE Theatre and Field Commanders have been charged to strictly adhere to the joint operational structures to further combat emerging security challenges in Nigeria. The Chief of Defence Staf ...

PRESS RELEASE The participants of Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Course 3 today visited the Defence Headquarters Abuja as part of their study tour to strategic institutions in the Country. The Colleg ...

PRESS RELEASE The Defence Headquarters has noted with dismay a mischievous and systematic campaign of calumny against the government through spurious and unfounded allegations of lopsided recruitment, ...

DEFENCE HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CONFERENCE 2019 Theme: "Capacity Development to combat Emerging Security Challenges" Date: Wed 8-Thur 9 May 2019 Venue: National Defence College, Main Auditorium, Abuja T ...

The Honourable Minister of Defence (HMOD) Mansur Dan Ali has called on Chiefs of Naval Staff of Nigeria and Pakistan to maximize the opportunities of existing bilateral cooperation in order to tackle ...

The Defence Headquarters has taken note of yet another ill-conceived report by Amnesty International (AI) aimed at disparaging the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) in the fight against terrorism and coun ...

PRESS RELEASE The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has observed with utmost dismay, the circulation of a fictitious document that has gone viral on social media purportedly showing a new upgraded Armed Forc ...

The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) has commenced a capacity building training for its school teachers. The 3 - day Training Workshop commenced on Tuesday 16 April 2019 in Abuj ...

  - 27 Terrorists Neutralized - Gun Trucks, Arms and Ammunition Captured You will recall that at the summit of the Heads of State and Government of countries of the Lake Chad Basin Commission hel ...

Nigeria and Pakistan has agreed to further enhance the long existing bilateral relationship between them.  This was made known earlier today by the Pakistan Director General Foreign Military Cooperati ...

  The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA) President, Mrs Omobolanle Olonisakin has played host to widows of fallen heroes and physically challenged persons at a dinner party held o ...

Nigeria's first lady and wife of the President, Dr Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has lauded the Defence and Police Officers' Wives Association (DEPOWA) for the tremendous social intervention and empowerm ...

PRESS RELEASE The Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and Germany are strenghtening collaborative efforts to enhance equipment and technical support for Nigerian military to further improve operational effi ...

A team of the United States National War College (US NWC) Students led by Mrs Amanda Dory, a faculty member of the institution has paid a visit to the Defence Headquarters Abuja, as part of its study ...

The National President, Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), Mrs Omobolanle Olonisakin has flagged off the 2019 DEPOWA Week, with a Seminar organized for School pupils and students ...

PRESS RELEASE In its relentless effort to ensure adequate national security the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has been engrossed in tackling the menace of terrorism, insurgency, armed banditry and sabota ...

PROTOCOL 1. I warmly welcome all members of the Press to this very important media briefing, which is a joint briefing by the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigeria Police. The briefing is nece ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) today, 19 March 2019, commissioned a new, state-of-the-art Geospatial Intelligence Data Centre (GIDC) at the Headquarters NAF Abuja. The GIDC is to further enhance the ong ...

  A high level United Nations and European Union delegation comprising the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to Central Africa, Francois Fall, the Special Representat ...

       In consonance with the determination of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) to unhinge the structures of Boko Haram and dismantle it's terror networks in the Lake Chad Area, Air and ...

PROTOCOL   I wish to welcome members of the Press to this media briefing on the forthcoming Gubernatorial, State House of Assembly and the FCT Area Councils elections. The Defence Headquarters wishes ...

The Chief of Defence Staff General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin represented by the Chief of Defence Civil-Military Affairs, Rear Admiral Peter Onaji has re-emphasized the apolitical and non partisanship ...

It is a great pleasure to address this graceful gathering on the occasion of my assumption of office as the Acting Director Defence Information (DDI). I must begin by gratefully acknowledging and appr ...

A new Spokesman has been appointed for the Defence Headquarters (DHQ). He is Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu. The new Acting Director Defence Information (DDI) takes over from Brigadier General John Agim who ...

PRESS RELEASE The Nigerian Army has made it sufficiently and consistently clear that non of its personnel will be involved in political campaigns,  escort of VIPs for political missions and above all, ...

The Nigeria Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin yesterday 14 February 2019 disclosed that the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) and other security agencies have reviewed their ...

Members of the Press, distinguished ladies and gentlemen. It has become necessary to issue this statement following the meeting of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and security and intelligence agencies, w ...

The President and Commander – In – Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria,   Muhammadu Buhari has laid wreath in honour of heroes who laid down their lives to ensure security of lives and properties of ...