Ministry of Defence and Office of National Security Adviser Rift Over Control of Defence Spending

There are strong indications of a rift over the control of the country’s defence spending, with the Ministry of Defence and the Office of the National Security Adviser split over where the power to spend the fund should reside.

Nigeria's Minister of Defence Bemoans 'Foreign Fighters' Phenomenon To Boko Haram, Global Terrorism

Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd.)

The Minister of Defence, Lt-Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd), has raised the alarm over the growing influence of foreign fighters in the ranks of Boko Haram group as well as other similar groups all over the world, and called for a united effort to tackle the menace.