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Defence Minister of Nigeria

Defence Body


Summary

Defence Body

FieldValue
postMinister of Defence
bodyNigeria
insigniasize100px
termlengthNo fixed term
member_of{{plainlist
image240119-A-UH083-1010 Christopher Musa.jpg
incumbentChristopher Gwabin Musa
incumbentsince4 December 2025
reports_toPresident of Nigeria
appointerPresident of Nigeria
appointer_qualifiedwith the legislature's advice and consent
formation1960
deputyMinister of State
inauguralMuhammadu Ribadu
styleThe Honourable
  • Federal Executive Council
  • National Security Council
  • National Defence Council The Federal Minister of Defence of Nigeria is the Federal Executive Council official who leads the Defence Ministry of Nigeria. The Defence Minister's main responsibility is to manage all branches of the Nigerian Armed Forces, to maintain a modern, competent, and professional military force for the protection of the national territory, maritime interests, airspace, and constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

List of Ministers

[[First Nigerian Republic|Minister of Defence (1960-1966)]]

Prime MinisterNameTerm startTerm end
Sir Abubakar Tafawa BalewaMuhammadu Ribadu19601965
Inuwa Wada19651966

Federal Commissioner of Defence (1966-1979)

Head of StateNameTerm startTerm end
HimselfYakubu Gowon1 August 196629 July 1975
Murtala MuhammedIlliya Bisalla29 July 197513 February 1976
HimselfOlusegun Obasanjo13 February 19761 October 1979

[[Second Nigerian Republic|Minister of Defence (1979-1983)]]

PresidentNameTerm startTerm end
Shehu ShagariIya Abubakar24 October 1979January 1981
Akanbi OniyangiJanuary 19811983

Federal Commissioner of Defence (1983-1999)

Head of StateNameTerm startTerm end
Muhammadu BuhariDomkat Bali1984December 1989
HimselfIbrahim BabangidaDecember 1989August 1990
Ibrahim BabangidaSani AbachaSeptember 1990June 1998
HimselfAbdulsalami AbubakarJune 1998May 1999

[[Fourth Nigerian Republic|Minister of Defence (1999-Present)]]

PresidentNameTerm startTerm end
Olusegun ObasanjoTheophilus DanjumaJune 1999May 2003
Rabiu KwankwasoJuly 2003May 2007
Umaru Musa Yar'AduaYayale Ahmed26 July 20078 September 2008
Shettima Mustapha17 December 200814 July 2009
Godwin Abbe14 July 200917 March 2010
Umaru Musa Yar'AduaAdetokunbo Kayode6 April 201030 June 2011
Goodluck JonathanHaliru Mohammed BelloJuly 201122 June 2012
Olusola ObadaJuly 2012September 2013
Labaran Maku (Supervising)September 2013March 2014
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau5 March 201429 May 2015
Muhammadu BuhariMansur Mohammed Dan Ali11 November 201529 May 2019
Bashir Salihi Magashi21 August 201929 May 2023
Bola TinubuMohammed Badaru Abubakar21 August 20231 December 2025
Christopher Gwabin Musa4 December 2025Present

References

References

  1. Elebeke, Emmanuel. (2013-09-14). "Maku takes over as supervising Minister of Defence".
  2. Ekott, Ini. (2014-03-12). "Nigeria: Defence Minister, Aliyu Gusau, has not resigned– Presidency". [[Premium Times]].
  3. Odunsi, Wale. (2015-11-11). "Change team unveiled: See full list of Buhari's Ministers and their portfolios".
  4. Abuja, Bolaji Ogundele. (2025-12-01). "BREAKING: Badaru resigns as minister of defence".
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