FG allocates ₦3.154trn to Ministry of Defence in 2026 Budget (Details)

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

Source: Budget Office of the Federation