Poor Funding, Manpower Gaps Hindering Military’s Use Of Technology — NCTC

The National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) has said inadequate funding and manpower shortages are significantly limiting the Nigerian Armed Forces’ ability to fully deploy technology to enhance operational effectiveness. The Coordinator of the Centre, Major General Adamu Laka, made this known during a lecture delivered at the inauguration of Naval Warfare Course 10 in Calabar…

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US Approves $413 Million For Counter-Insurgency Operations In Nigeria, Other African States

The United States has approved $413.046 million (about ₦587 billion) for counter-insurgency and security operations in Nigeria and other African countries in 2026, amid worsening insecurity across West Africa and renewed geopolitical competition on the continent. The allocation is contained in the United States National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026, obtained on…

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