In a statement, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had re-established communication with the ground troops that had been under threat by t...

Nigeria 's military rescued 76 people kidnapped by criminal gangs known as "bandits" in northwestern Katsina state, though one...

The Nigerian air force has killed scores of gunmen, known locally as "bandits", who were members of criminal gangs operating in Za...

  This development follows a high-level visit to the United States by Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, Chief of the Air Staff, who led a Nig...

A military air strike in northwest Nigeria has killed at least 20 people, according to the military and local residents, prompting calls fr...

Nigeria is set to begin local production of military-grade ammunition under a new partnership with a leading Chinese defense company. The ag...

State governors in northeast Nigeria on Thursday called on government security forces to rethink their counter-insurgency strategy, after mo...

The Nigerian Military, in collaboration with Briech UAS, a communications company, has unveiled the first and largest indigenous attack dron...

Families of Nigerian military officers killed in action are urging the government to provide more assistance. Some retired military perso...

At least 16 civilians in Nigeria's north-western Zamfara State have been killed in a military air strike, apparently after being mistake...

Oil exports make up 80 percent of Nigeria’s revenue, with current production at 1.8 million barrels per day (bpd), placing the country amo...

Nigerian authorities in northwest Sokoto state launched a probe Thursday into a Christmas Day airstrike by the military that killed at least...

Nigeria's human rights commission will on Friday deliver its findings from an investigation into Reuters reports, which found the milita...

The Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, is dead. He was 56. Mr Lagbaja, a lieutenant general, died in Lagos after a brief illness, preside...

Nigeria's military has killed dozens of leaders of armed militia groups and hundreds of fighters across the country following a renewed ...

The Nigerian air force said Tuesday it will acquire 50 new aircraft to strengthen its capabilities against armed gangs and terrorists in nor...

Some of those rescued were kidnapped 10 years ago. Most of the victims were women and children. CGTN Related story: 386 civilians rescued ...

Five months after admitting to killing 85 civilians in an airstrike, the Nigerian army has brought those it holds accountable to book. The D...

More 200 pupils and staff abducted by gunmen from a school in northern Nigeria were released, just over two weeks after they were kidnappe...

The Nigerian army on Sunday rescued students and staff who were abducted by gunmen from a school in the country's north earlier this mon...