President Muhammadu Buhari has held a meeting with security chiefs at his office in the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The meeting which took place on Thursday, November 9, had in attendance the chief of defence staff, General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, the chief of air staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, the chief of naval staff, Ibok Ekwe Ibas and the chief of army staff, Lieutenant general Tukur Yusuf Buratai and the minister of defence, Mansur Dan-Ali. 
Speaking to state house correspondents, after the meeting, Mansur Dan-Ali said the council was reconvened and inaugurated by the president. According to him, the last meeting of the council was held on July 17, 2014, The news Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
“The Armed Forces Council was convened which had not been done since the inception of this administration.
“The last council’s meeting that was done was in 2014. It reviewed terms and conditions of service for officers and soldiers.
“It reviewed some of the retirement benefits for officers and soldiers including Defence Policy which has been obsolete since 2006. We reviewed it and discussed and reached a conclusion on them.”
The minister expressed the hope that the ratification of these documents would enable the armed forces cope with the ever changing contemporary security challenges.
He said the documents would help to enhance welfare, command, discipline and administration of the Armed Forces as well as policy framework governing the conduct of security and defence in Nigeria. See some photos of the meeting below:
