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61 YEARS OF DICON…Nigeria Still Imports Military Hardware, KitsTo spend N41bn on arms, others in 2025

Sixty-one years after the establishment of the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON), the country still imports military hardware, including arms and ammunition.


DICON was established in 1964 to cater to the military’s needs, but six decades later, the Nigerian Military still relies heavily on imported military wares.

The Nigerian Military has budgeted N25,594,414,841 to procure the arms and ammunition needed for its operations in 2025.

In the 2025 appropriation bill before the National Assembly, the Armed Forces also budgeted N16,134,661,311 to procure protective kits such as uniforms, helmets, ballistic vests, etc.
This is in addition to budgetary provisions for other equipment, including aircraft, vehicle fuel costs and other logistics.

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Interestingly, the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) claims it exported arms and ammunition to African countries in 2024.

The budget proposal reviewed by LEADERSHIP also allocated N30,000,000 to establish a military-industrial complex in 2025.


In the 2025 proposal, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) earmarked N2,958,154,534 for personnel costs, N774,174,124 for overhead, and N4,207,994,534 for capital expenditures.

The ministry proposed N30,000,000 to establish a military-industrial complex (MIC).

The Defence Headquarters also earmarked N2,093,523,000 for procuring arms and ammunition for 2025.
In addition, the DHQ budgeted N1,845,522,682 to purchase military kits such as uniforms, helmets and boots.


The Nigerian Army, on its pqrt, budgeted N4,268,599,551 for aircraft fuel to prosecute its operations.
In the year under review, the Army earmarked N16,119,196,504 to train its personnel.
A breakdown of the budget proposal shows that N6,185,552,058 is earmarked for training locally, while N9,933,644,446 is voted for international training.

The Army also set aside N6,039,662,963 to purchase protective gear such as ballistic helmets and vests.An additional N2,999,475,666 is earmarked for uniforms and boots, N 23,500,891,841 for the purchase of all arms, and N22,188,621,237 for all ammunition.

In the same vein, the Navy budgeted N2,067,498,063 for personnel training: N1,193,822,507 for local training and N873,675,556 for foreign training. Another N8,908,976,425 is dedicated to other services.

Meanwhile, N8,908,976,425 is set aside for security operations,N15,094,074,453 for fuel and lubricants,N293,820,966 for motor vehicle fuel, and N235,056,772 for generator fuel.
Also, N 2,350,567,729 is for aircraft fuel and N12,214,628,986 for sea/boat fuel.

For the Nigerian Air Force, N6,755,901,000.is earmarked for training in the spending proposal for 2025, N902,450,000 is dedicated to local training and N5,853,451,000 foreign training.

Another N4,892,196,316 is earmarked for other services, N120,055,500 for security charges, N14,400,000 for office rent and N124,177,380 for residential rent.

The NAF also proposed N 4,612,299,304 for security operations, while cleaning, and fumigation services got N21,264,132. N5,250,000,000 is set aside for the purchase of uniforms and accoutrements.

A total of N 7,940,323,192 is proposed for DICON in the 2025 appropriation bill.

The document revealed that DICON budgeted N295,800,000 to procure raw weapons and ammunition production materials.

DICON also voted N292,650,000 for procuring of tools and toolings for weapons and ammunition lines.

The Corporation set aside N316,401,441 to provide and install fire hydrants at the Ordnance factory complex, while N161,159,806 is budgeted for the ongoing establishment of an effluent plant at the DICON Ordnance Factory. Another N296,500,000 is for renovating and upgrading the DICON exhibition and showroom.

DICON also proposed N114,299,108 to construct a blast-proof explosive research laboratory.

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