The Budget Office of the Federation has released the specifics of the 2026 Annual Budget that will accrue to the Ministry of Defence this 2026.
The details are below
1. NIGERIAN ARMY
Personnel: 1,254,578,791,788
Overhead: 81,905,650,221
Capital: 167,766,827,712
Total Allocation: 1,504,251,269,7212.
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