Nigeria's President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu in December, proposed a ₦58.47tn budget for the 2026 fiscal year.

Africa's most populous nation is battling insecurity that left hundreds dead in 2025. As published by the Budget Office of the Federation, the Defence Ministry takes the highest allocation after the Finance (₦16tn), Budget & Planning (₦9.102tn) and Works (₦3.485tn) Ministries in that order.

2026 Budget Details of Ministry of Defence:

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