US approves potential sales of munitions, bombs and rockets to Nigeria

(Reuters) -The U.S. State Department has approved potential sales of munitions, precision bombs and precision rockets to Nigeria for an estimated cost of $346 million, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.

The contractors for the sales are Lockheed Martin , RTX Missiles and Defense and BAE Systems, the statement said.

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Ryan Patrick Jones in Toronto)