By: Odeh Favour Adiya
The Nigerian Defence Academy has released the official list of successful and reserve candidates for admission into its 78 Regular Combatant Course.
The admission follows the successful conclusion of the Armed Forces Selection Board exercise conducted between July 4 and August 19, 2026.
In a statement signed by the Academy Registrar, Brigadier General OA Ogunleye, and published on its official X handle on Wednesday, the military institution directed all successful candidates to report to the NDA Ribadu Campus (Old Site), Kaduna, on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
Only selected candidates are expected to report to the Academy, where they will be received at the Drill Shed, NDA Old Site, Ribadu Cantonment.
The Academy issued a strict deadline, warning that any candidate who fails to report by Monday, September 14, 2026, “will forfeit his or her place.”
Speaking on candidates who did not make the main list, the NDA stated that candidates on the reserve list “may be called as the need arises through their registered e-mails and phone numbers.”
Successful candidates are required to report with the original copies of their credentials. These include their First School Leaving Certificate, Primary School Testimonial, WAEC/NECO results, Senior Secondary School Testimonial, Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age, and Letter of State of Origin.
The Academy stressed that candidates must also present the “original copy of duly endorsed Parent/Guardian Consent Form,” warning that photocopies would not be accepted.
“Any candidate who fails to present originals of the stated documents will not be accepted into the Academy,” the notice stated.
In addition to academic credentials, candidates must report with specified personal items, clothing, footwear, and sportswear. These include black and white trousers, a dark-coloured lounge suit, national dress, black cover shoes, white and brown canvas shoes, football boots, a hockey stick, white shirts, socks, bed sheets, and a pressing iron.
Female candidates are expected to come with black low-heel cover shoes, dark-coloured lounge skirts, black or blue short tights, and trouser suits.
The NDA directed all successful candidates to upload their O’Level results on the JAMB portal and accept their admission through the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System before reporting to the campus.
Candidates who were not offered their preferred academic department are required to log into the JAMB portal to effect the necessary changes.
The military authority also barred recruits from receiving visitors or leaving the premises during the initial phase of their military training.
The NDA warned that selected candidates would not be allowed to receive visitors or leave the Academy during the first three months of training.
“Selected candidates and their parents are to please note the above for strict compliance,” the notice stated.
