| Unit Name: | 81 Division |
| Dates: | 26 May 2002 – present |
| Country: |  Nigeria |
| Type: | Mechanized infantry |
| Role: | Amphibious warfare Anti-tank warfare Armoured reconnaissance Artillery observer Close-quarters battle Coastal defence Combined arms Counter-battery fire Fire support Force protection Indirect fire Internal security Maneuver warfare Raiding Reconnaissance |
| Size: | Division |
| Garrison: | Eti-Osa, Lagos, Nigeria |
| Current Commander: | Major General Mohammed Usman |
| Commander1 Label: | General Officer Commanding |
The 81st (Amphibious) Division is a one of two combined infantry division unit of the Nigerian Army (NA), which specialized in amphibious warfare, combined arms, coastal defence, desert and jungle warfare, manuver warfare, providing security at ports or shore stations, and reconnaissance. This unit actives since 2002. It has an area of responsibility covering Lagos and Ogun States of Nigeria.
It is numbered in honor of the 81st (West Africa) Division. The Division which replaced the Lagos Garrison Command (LGC) came into being in 2000. The youngest Division in the Nigerian Army, it was formed on 26 May 2002.[1]
The division previously included:[2]