| Name | Other Names | Classification | First Cited Date | Last Cited Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mechanised Division |
2 Brigade
2 Division 2nd Division Second Mechanized Infantry Division |
Army
Military |
June 1991 | 20 April 2018 |
| 1 Mechanised Division |
1 Division
1 Mechanisd Army Division 1st Division Army One Division First Mechanized Infantry Division One Division |
Army
Military |
June 1991 | 5 August 2017 |
| Unknown Nigerian Army Division | Placeholder | 2000 | 30 August 2007 | |
| Operation Zaman Lafiya |
Joint Task Force (Operation Zaman Lafiya)
Operation Zaman Lafia |
Army
Joint Task Force Military Police State Security Service (Internal Security) |
August 2013 | 18 July 2015 |
| Operation Lafiya Dole |
Operation Lafia Dole
Operation Zaman Lafiya Dole OPLD |
Army
Joint Task Force Military Police State Security Service (Internal Security) |
19 July 2015 | 22 April 2018 |
| Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order III |
Joint Tak Force (JTF) Operation Restore Order 3
Joint Task Force in Yobe State JTF in Yobe State ORO III |
Air Force
Army Joint Task Force Military Navy Police State Security Service (Internal Security) |
13 December 2011 | 13 May 2013 |
| Directorate of Army Public Relations | DAPR |
Army
Military |
12 May 2014 | |
| Department of Military Secretary | MS 'A' |
Army
Military |
24 March 2014 | |
| Department of Army Training and Operations |
DATOPS
Department of Army Operations Directorate of Army Training and Operations |
Army
Military |
24 March 2014 | |
| Department of Army Standards and Evaluation | DASE |
Army
Military |
24 March 2014 | |
| Department of Army Policy and Plans |
DAPP
Directorate of Army Policy and Plans |
Army
Military |
24 March 2014 | |
| Department of Army Logistics | DOAL |
Army
Military |
4 September 2003 | 12 March 2014 |
| 82 Division |
82nd Division (Airborne and Amphibious)
Composite Division Eighty second (Airborne) Division |
Army
Military |
June 1991 | 11 September 2017 |
| 81 Division |
81st Division
81st Division (Amphibious) |
Army
Military |
2 October 2000 | 30 July 2018 |
| 8 Task Force Division |
Army
Military |
29 March 2016 | 12 July 2017 | |
| 7 Division |
7 Div
7th Infantry Division Division 7 |
Army
Military |
19 August 2013 | 17 January 2017 |
| 6 Division |
Army
Military |
8 November 2016 | 19 November 2016 | |
| 3 Armoured Division |
3 Div.
3 Division 3rd Armored Division 3rd Armoured Division 3rd Armoury Division 3rd Army Division 3rd Division Third Armoured Division Three Armoured Division Three Division |
Army
Military |
June 1991 | 3 May 2018 |
| Nigerian Army Headquarters |
AHQ
Army Headquarters |
Army
Military |
6 July 1994 |
| Name | Rank | Role | Title | First Cited Date | Last Cited Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tukur Yusufu Buratai | Lieutenant General | Commander | Chief of Army Staff | 4 August 2015 | 3 October 2020 |
| Tukur Yusufu Buratai | Lieutenant General | Commander | Chief of Army Staff | 4 August 2015 | 19 July 2018 |
| Owoye Andrew Azazi | None | Commander | June 2006 | June 2007 | |
| Martin Luther Agwai | None | Commander | June 2003 | June 2006 | |
| Luka Yusuf | Lieutenant General | Commander | Chief of Army Staff | June 2007 | August 2008 |
| Kenneth Tobia Minimah | None | Commander | 16 January 2014 | 3 August 2015 | |
| Azubuike Onyeabo Ihejirika | Lieutenant General | Commander | Chief of Army Staff | 8 September 2010 | January 2014 |
| Alexander Ogomudia | Lieutenant General | Commander | Chief of Army Staff | 4 June 2002 | |
| Abdulrahman Danbazzau | None | Commander | August 2008 | September 2010 |