Nigeria approves major military expansion amid worsening security crisis
Nigeria's president has approved the country's largest military expansion in recent times, authorising the recruitment of 28,000 additional soldiers and the creation of four new army divisions. The move is intended to strengthen the state's response to a widening security crisis that has included killings, kidnappings and militant attacks across several regions. Officials say the changes are designed to improve coordination and speed up responses to attacks.The government said the new divisions will take the total number in the army to 12. It also plans to establish three new army headquarters in north-east and central Nigeria, where Islamist militants, bandit... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Jul 2026 17:00 LONDON
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