In a major boost for Nigeria’s armed forces, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has told newly commissioned military officers that the nation is counting on them to defend the country with honour and dedication. Speaking at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Combined Passing Out Parade held on September 26, 2026,...
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Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has alerted the public to fraudulent letters circulating online, falsely claiming to offer admission into the NDA’s 77 Regular Course (RC). In a statement released on Friday, the Academy clarified that the letters, purportedly signed by the NDA Registrar, are “not only fake but obviously...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, has charged the Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) to intensify cadet training driven by purposeful leadership, discipline, character, courage and strategic thinking in order to bridge gaps in Military operations. The COAS gave the charge during a courtesy visit by...
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede addressed Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) graduands on Friday, declaring that the nation’s future hinges on their resolve and readiness to step up. He delivered the message at a Regimental Dinner celebrating the cadets of the 72 Regular Course, Short Service Course...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has officially published the list of successful and reserve candidates for the 2025 Armed Forces Selection Board (AFSB). In a statement released on Tuesday in Kaduna, the academy’s Public Relations Officer, Major Mohammed Maidawa, confirmed the announcement. “We are pleased...
Commandant of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. Abdul Khalifah, has emphasized that the academy’s curriculum is strategically crafted to prepare officers to address Nigeria’s pressing security issues. He made these remarks during the ongoing Exercise Camp Highland for Army Cadets of Regular Course 72 and Short Service Course...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – Nigerian Army has arrested three suspected gunrunners in Kaduna State, foiling an attempt to supply arms to criminals in the bush. The suspects, identified as Yakubu Jilbril, Abubakar Yahaya, and Isiya Sani, were arrested by troops of 37 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Demonstration Battalion...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is conducting a five-day field training exercise code-named “Exercise Camp Highland” for its final-year cadets. The exercise, scheduled to take place from June 16 to 20, will involve gunshots and explosive activities in various locations within the Jaji general...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Major General AK Ibrahim has said that Kaduna State, the seat of the Academy, is now safer than it used to be in terms of insecurity and other criminal activities. The NDA Commandant however, added that much needed...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has announced that the screening test for shortlisted applicants for the 77 Regular Course will be held on June 14. In a statement released on Thursday, the Academy Spokesman, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa, disclosed that the shortlist is based on...
The Abyssinia Battalion was on Saturday crowned as the champions of the 2025 Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Cadets Brigade Inter-Battalion Sports Competition The Abyssinia battalion surged ahead of three other regular cadets battalions at the NDA to emerge as the overall champions at the 2025 Cadets Brigade inter-battalion sports...
The Chief of Army Staff, (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said the enemies of Nigeria would soon be brought to their knees, assuring that peace and stability would be restored across the country. Oluyede stated this at the closing ceremony of the Nigerian Army Inter-Formation Ball Games 2025 , held...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kaduna – The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has postponed the 77 Regular Course screening test earlier scheduled for May. 24. The Academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammad Maidawa made the announcement in a statement on Thursday in Kaduna. Maidawa said the postponement was due to a...
Maj-Gen. Abdul Ibrahim on Tuesday assumed duty as the 33th Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA). Ibrahim took over from Maj-Gen. John Ochai who has been redeployed to the Nigerian Army Heritage and Future Centre Abuja. The new commandant is a member of the 39th Regular Course of...
The Commandant, Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Maj.-Gen. John Ochai, on Monday in Kaduna inaugurated the Queen Amina of Zazzau statute at the academy. Ochai also inaugurated the Nigerian Defence Academy Officers Wives Association Secretariat and two vehicles. He also inaugurated three four-bedroom flats each for senior staff of the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- In a ceremony held at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on April 9, 2025, Major General John Ochai, the Commandant, bid farewell to Cadet Covenant Toluwanimi Ogunmola, who has been selected to attend further military training at the prestigious Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in the...
Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has announced that it will conduct an Elementary Application of Fire Exercise for cadets of the 75 Regular Course from April 10 to April 12. The academy Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, made the announcement in a statement issued on Tuesday in Kaduna. He...
The body of Commodore Jerome Zemoh Jatau (rtd), who passed on in India on March 31, 2025 arrived Abuja on Thursday, according to family source. Born in Kwoi Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State on 24 January 1962, Jatau attended the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), as a member...