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bidexiii:
Tunisia to receive WGU-59/B APKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems) made by BAE Systems to turn its Hydra 70 missiles to PGMs.
Work will be performed in Hudson, New Hampshire and Austin, Texas.

TheGiftedOne:
Hah! Mr President don't even have a say over his family in Aso rock not to talk of the country. When you're a....

#FigureHead
#Puppet

What more can I say?

shadowprimezero:
Just did a bit of digging and found out that the boats do indeed belong to a private security company in Nigeria and NOT the Nigerian Navy. I apologize for the wrong information.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/nigeria-s-oms-christens-new-patrol-boat/

9jahotblog:
Seriously this is unfair from buhari government . Gej didn't do this length , still the Nigeria economy was pretty good.

kidap:
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) international collaborations are paying off gradually, The NAF is set to receive three J70 fighter aircraft from the Pakistani Air Force.

The battle hardened aircraft was jointly produced by Pakistan and China As Nigeria continues its quest to route out criminal elements within its borders, three J70 fighter aircraft would soon be added into the inventory of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to boost its operations.

This was disclosed by the Pakistani Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, during a visit to the headquarters of the NAF in Abuja on Monday, October 14. Addressing journalists after alongside the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the Pakistani air chief described the JF 70 as a battle hardened aircraft. He said the aircraft was jointly produced by Pakistan and China.

According to him, his visit to Nigeria, was to strengthen collaboration between the two Air Forces in the areas of training, joint exercises, equipment and manufacturing. He said this was part of the larger defence cooperation, which Pakistan seeks to establish with the Armed Forces of Nigeria.

“It is an official bilateral visit that I am conducting. I am looking forward to defence corporation not only in the Air Force, but in the military including the Army and Navy. “The purpose is to further accentuate, enhance and boost the scope of operation and take it to the next millage,” he said.

On his part, Air Marshal Abubakar said discussions with the Pakistani air chief will revolve around partnership and building capacity. He said: “The kind of challenges we are facing in the 21st century are challenges that require collaboration, are challenges that require partnerships and that is what we have done in the last four years. “So many of our officers are training in the Pakistani Air Force and I think that partnership will ultimately impact positively on what we are doing in Nigeria.”


Source: https://gidifeed.com/nigeria-air-force-to-get-3-j70-fighter-aircraft-from-pakistani-air-force/
Lalasticlala OAM4J, Mynd44

nemesis8u:
Social media is relevant in social media only.

Especially propaganda be it by any country . It's like trying to hold sand untill it runs out eventually.

Any weapon system is not absolute. Meaning a weapon system is worth it only if exploited to its full potential. And that is a big unknown since it depends on myriad of interconnected factors especially the human factor.

Let's say I buy u the best knife in the market and then pit u against a knife fighter armed with a ordinary knife .

Can u guarantee u will win ?

What i mean to say is a weapon system is as good as it's user. If the user can use it to the best of his or her capabilities then the system will be potent otherwise not.

rka2:
Oh boy, make una come see o!

"Nigeria discusses with Russia the possibility to purchase its Su-57 fighters and is also interested in Russian helicopters, tanks and intelligence equipment, Steve Davies Ugbah said.

"You also mentioned Su-57 fighters, negotiations are also underway on them. But sanctions against Russia do not help this cause, as you can imagine. Russia is a reliable partner that always fulfills its obligations," Ugbah said."

https://sputniknews.com/world/201910111077019504-nigeria-has-received-6-russian-mi-35m-helicopters-expects-6-remaining---ambassador/

kolafolabi:
VP sir, kindly open the border closed by Bubu. Local Rice is 20k while Foreign Rice is 25k. People are suffering.

kikuyu2:
Yes! As the link showed Chinese analogs like the HJ-8 built in the late 80s are 50% less but the newer models like the -11 and -12 are only 20-30% less in cost. Due to the tech involved,guidance seeker,flight motor,cutting edge production processes etc,etc its not possible to go below a certain price point. See the Javelin diagram.

This Ukrainian buy shows the cost breakdown of roughly 200k$ a piece for the Jav:
[url]https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-prepares-39m-anti-tank-javelin-missiles-ukraine[/ur

If I'm reading you correctly static bases each with cheap ATGMs and a sole launcher will defeat BH. Do you have a source for those bargain basement ATGMs?

BabaOwen:
Amid the prevailing insecurity in the country, the military and the police would spend a whopping 91 per cent of their budgets on recurrent expenditure, comprising overhead and personnel costs, while the remaining nine per cent would go to their capital expenditure, estimates in the 2020 Appropriation Bill have shown.

Saturday PUNCH’s analysis of the bill revealed further that the chunk of the recurrent expenditure goes into personnel cost, comprising salaries, wages, allowances and social contributions, while a meagre amount goes into capital expenditure, forcing some of the security agencies to make part payments for security items they would have used to fight insecurity.

President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday, October 8, presented the N10.33tn, comprising N4.88tn recurrent expenditure and N2.14tn capital expenditure, Appropriation Bill to a joint session of the National Assembly.

The President noted that the budget estimate was designed to be one of fiscal consolidation to strengthen the macroeconomic environment, invest in critical infrastructure, human capital development and enabling institutions.

But analysis of the Appropriation Bill revealed that the Ministry of Defence, comprising different operational units like the Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence Headquarters, Nigerian Defence Academy, Defence Intelligence Agency and 11 other units got a whopping N878,458,607,427 total allocation, the second highest allocation.

Of the total allocation, however, the recurrent expenditure stood at N778,589,343,660, representing 88.63 per cent while the capital expenditure is N99,869,263,767, representing 11.37 per cent.

In the recurrent expenditure, however, the total personnel cost, comprising salaries, wages, allowances and others, is put at N722,383,830,531bn, while the overhead cost for travels, transport, training, materials and services, is N56,205,513,129.

The remaining N99bn capital expenditure would, therefore, be used for the purchase of defence equipment, sea boats, rehabilitation of barracks across the six geo-political zones, procurement of ammunition, purchase of operational vehicles, among other things needed to fight insecurity and defend the Nigerian territory.

For example, the Nigerian Army, which got the highest allocation under the Defence Ministry, would get a total of N438.23bn.

While a whopping N424.03bn of the sum goes to recurrent expenditure, comprising N408.40bn for personnel cost (salaries, allowances, wages, etc), and N15.63bn for overhead cost, a meagre N14.20bn was budgeted for capital expenditure.

According to the breakdown in the estimate, the N14bn would be used for the purchase of arms, ammunition, armoured vehicles, spare parts, kitting general, construction of office and residential buildings (barracks) and renovation of destroyed Kur Mohammed Barracks, Bama, among other projects.

Similarly, for the Nigerian Air Force, which got the second highest share in the ministry, its total allocation was N137.87bn.

Out of this, N109.51bn was for recurrent expenditure, comprising N8.85bn overhead cost and a whopping N100.66bn personnel cost (for salaries, wages, allowances, etc), while a paltry N28.36bn is budgeted for capital expenditure.

The N28bn is expected to be used for the purchase of defence equipment, procurement of various small arms and ammunition, purchase of various aircraft and their spares, support equipment and their spares, part payment for procurement of 3 x jf – 17 thunder aircraft, part payment for periodic depot maintenance of 4 x f – 7ni aircraft, among others.

For the Nigerian Navy, which got the third highest share of the ministry’s allocation, the total allocation was N131.69bn, out of which N114.50bn was allocated for recurrent expenditure, comprising N106.76bn personnel cost (salaries, wages, allowances, etc) and N7.74bn overhead cost.

On the other hand, N17.19bn was budgeted for capital expenditure, specifically for the procurement of helicopters, landing ship tank, hydro survey ship, 8 x 17m inshore patrol craft, construction of barracks and the development of Naval War College, among others.

The tilted estimate is the same for many other operation units, like DIA, under the Defence Ministry.

Police and military budgets alike

Meanwhile, for the Federal Ministry of Police Affairs, comprising police formations and commands, the ministry itself and the Nigeria Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, the total allocation is N409,142,271,823.

Of this figure, the capital expenditure is a mere N13,309,986,864, representing a paltry 3.25 per cent, while the total recurrent expenditure is N395,832,284,959, representing a huge 96.75 per cent of the allocation.

Out of the recurrent expenditure, however, the total overhead was N11,088,223,253 while the total personnel cost (salaries, wages, allowances and social contributions) took a whopping N384,744,061,706.

The paltry N13bn capital expenditure, according to the estimate, was for the purchase of security equipment (N2.88bn), motor vehicles, air navigational equipment (N2.19bn), trucks, industrial equipment (N64.82bn), purchase and acquisition of land, computer software acquisition, construction and provision of hospitals, police stations and barracks, while the rehabilitation and repair of police stations and barracks would gulp (N53.62), among other projects.

Thus, on average, the military and police would spend 91 per cent of their budgets on recurrent expenditure, largely salaries, wages and allowances, while about nine per cent would be spent on procuring equipment, weapons and other software and hardware needed to tackle insecurity in the country.

Only sophisticated arms can stop B’Haram, ISWAP – Soldiers insist

In the face of the little funds to procure defence equipment, according to the budget estimate, the Theatre Commander of the army’s Operation Lafiya Dole, Major General Olusegun Adeniyi, said on Thursday that what the army needed to end the ISWAP and Boko Haram war were combat helicopters.

Speaking when he received a delegation of the National Assembly Joint Committee on the army, led by Senator Ali Ndume, on Thursday, Adeniyi stated that Boko Haram had never been as formidable as perceived.

He said, “The only thing that needs to be given to the army now is Nigerian Army Aviation. There is a way you solve a problem that will change the game. The army needs combat helicopters to end the Boko Haram war. These helicopters will be with us at the battlefront. I know this has been on the table for years. When this is done, Nigeria can forget about Boko Haram.”

Meanwhile, military commanders, especially those currently engaged in operations at the battlefield in the North-East, had told Saturday PUNCH in a recent report that they were still using outdated weapons and equipment, including failing Shilka guns procured during the administration of the late Alhaji Shehu Shagari, who was the President of Nigeria between 1979 and 1983.

They noted that this development had exposed the Nigerian troops to attacks by the terrorists, especially the Islamic State in West Africa Province fighters, who, according to them, use more sophisticated weapons.

They, however, said they needed sophisticated weapons to defeat the terrorists.

One of the commanders said, “I can tell you that we have not been supplied with fresh equipment in a long while. Those terrorists, especially ISWAP fighters, are very deadly and confident and they now use foreign mercenaries.”

One of the commanders again told one of our correspondents on Friday that the 2020 budget proposal submitted to the National Assembly implied that “nothing would change in terms supply of arms, ammunition and other equipment needed to fight the war, yet it’s only superior weapons that can defeat them.”

The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, had said in July that Boko Haram had higher expertise and better technological weapons than the military.

The President also said at a regional summit in Burkina Faso on September 14 that “the frequency of attacks, the determination and resilience of the terrorist groups as well as the ease with which they raise funds and acquire sophisticated weapons were matters of serious concern.”

Also, at the summit, the President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou, announced that ECOWAS leaders had decided to mobilise “financial resources of up to a billion dollars for the fight against terrorism.”

Meanwhile, apart from the insurgency in the North-East, there had been concerns over the high rate of killings of innocent Nigerians by bandits, kidnappers and armed robbers. This had made some persons to question the efficiency and capacity of the security agencies, as they tied the challenge to poor funding of the security agencies.

The then Governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, said in March 2019 that the bandits terrorising the state were more equipped than the entire security forces deployed to combat their activities.

Yari told journalists at the State House, Abuja after holding a meeting with the President that the bandits had stockpiled as much as 500 AK-47 rifle in one of their armoury.

Budget estimates offer no hope of improved security – Security experts

A security expert and President, African Council on Narcotics, Mr Rekpene Bassey, described the proposed 2020 budget for the Ministry of Defence and the police as grossly inadequate.

He said, “If you convert the total amount that has been budgeted for the Ministry of Defence, N878.458bn into dollars, what you have is about $2.4bn, while the capital expenditure of N99.86bn comes to about $275m. It is even worse for the police that have a total expenditure of N403.32bn, about $1.114bn while the capital expenditure is just about $34m.

“The implication of this proposed capital expenditure in the military and police is that we are going to face more security challenges in terms of the internal and national security environment.

“This portends a lot of dire challenges in the months ahead in terms of security and I cannot fathom why they have proposed that.”

Also, a security expert, Mr Chigozie Ubani, said the proposed capital expenditure, especially for the police, was a negative signal, adding that Nigerians should not expect anything new in terms of tackling criminalities from security operatives in the coming year.

He said, “The implications are grievous for us. The budget proposal, especially for the police, is worrisome. Note that budget is an estimate and over the years we have not met the police budget, even up to 80 per cent. So, what it means is that the estimated proposal for the police in 2020, I can bet you that less than 40 per cent of it will be drawn down.

“The implication is not good for us because until we fix our police, our challenges will continue to fester. What we are fighting today in the North-East was initially the affair of the police, but they could not deal with it and that was how it became a military affair.”

“In my view, there is nothing in the budget that shows that there is a conscious effort to improve on the quality of policing the nation.”

Military looking at alternative funding sources — DHQ

Meanwhile, the Defence Headquarters has said that to tackle the imbalance in the budgetary allocations for the military, the armed forces have been looking for and moving towards alternative sources of funding.

The Acting Director, Defence Information, Col Onyema Nwachukwu, said the military had begun to produce “armoured carriers, and ships locally.”

In an interview with our correspondent on Friday, he said, “If you look at the 2020 budgetary allocations, about N100bn is what is allocated to defence. And when you talk about recurrent and capital expenditure, you find out that the recurrent is quite higher than the capital.

“The idea is that from the outset, we have always talked about seeking alternative sources of funding for the military. We are working in this regard. The Nigerian military is evolving, considering the various contemporary security challenges, which are of course a global phenomenon. There are various theatres of operation around the country and the military has been very innovative despite the budgetary allocations.

Also, Force spokesperson, DCP Frank Mba, in his response to the lopsided budget estimate said, “I’m sorry, I may not be able to respond to this enquiry now. I can only give you an appropriate response after due consultation with the Budget Department. I will do that and revert to you as soon as possible, please.”

https://punchng.com/2020-military-police-to-spend-91-of-budgets-on-salaries-others/

Jmk9292:
Nigeria brags with recurrent exp and debt service...
We are great consumers...
There was a country

Asifiwe:
From the look of things, Bubu must have had an amorous fling with the Faroq, It is obvious she was selected on the basis of the Nepotism native to Bubu
The story-line have some truth
Someone must have seen or heard their romantic conversation

Gloriousgud:
Obama was a demon itself. that was how he secretly brought a sudanis to us, I mean PMB. OBAMA death upon YOU!!!!

oyinpr:
God bless you for speaking the truth sir, the synergy can never be the same as depending on another arm for air support those days are long gone. I was highly impressed when I saw the Kenyan army aviation corp in compat again insurgents and it was at night sef.

nemesis8u:
RB002

Solsix:
But the money paid for the subsidy remains the or even going up

Blue3k:
Amaechi need to plan a north south rail line for Ibom seaport. He's doing it for the others. The coastal line us cool but the north south is best for port efficiency..

FarahAideed:
A govt led by a blind visionless man can never achieve anything ..Please quote me anywhere !!!!

Tomide007:
Make I no deceive u bros, the fight go tey small....there are just 40,000 soldiers in Borno we need more, the entire northern Borno is under bokoharam control ....if u move 15km outside Maiduguri ure OYO....Two local governments in Borno combined is bigger than the entire southeast and bokoharam is in full control of that area. What magic will 40,000 soldiers do.. No tanks, we don't have enough bullets. Etc. The war can't end soon.
The best way to solve the matter is to call for external assistance, let our neighbours police there border well. Madagali is the route where bokoharam passes when moving there ammunition, it boundaries chad. Until the president decides release enough funds for game-changer equipments, higher lots of soldiers not 5,000 oo....something like 60,000 and deploy them to Maiduguri.
The plan for now is to contain them.

1shortblackboy:
i just think the military tacticians are incompetent. if i was in their position, i would engage in proper tank warfare. overwhelming the enemy positions with hundreds of tanks with air support. instead the army is just holding positions waiting till the terrorists attack.

Lateef73:
It's not a party thing, there is leadership problem all over Nigeria, although some state appears worse.
Easy Access to huge funds without accountability can make a good man/politician derail during the course of his administration.
Pdp is taking that state for granted and they might end up loosing it to the opposition.

The type of democracy we are practicing is faulty.

Since its not an APC state is preparing a bomb below but he failed to blow hot on YahYah Bello and that governor that arrested a 6mths old baby.

MeetDx:
Bros the ones wey come visit Abraham on their way to Sodom na physical abi spiritual? When Abraham offered food and drinks? Even the perverted men of Sodom and Gomorah attempted reaping them but failed? I'm waiting for clarifications

Edoloaded:
Guy's this is really serious

This is one States budget in USA
And still some of you think Nigeria can be like USA anytime soon.


Nigeria's budget #8.2trillion naira = 22.6 Billion United States Dollar

New York is a tax paying state. Always pay your taxes. They don't have crude oil. The luck they had was never having a dense bully like OBJ for 8 years and a weak, unexposed GEJ for another six. Always pay your taxes. Nigerias tax income should be $43bn, oil receipts about $30bn.
Many young people are completely lacking in understanding of things that make societies great. All they know is the narrow ethnic politics and sub nationalism that vocal idiots like themselves brainwash them.with.


New York's budget 175 Billion United States Dollar = 63.3 Trillion Nigerian Naira



And you guys are expecting Miracle from where