NDA releases admission list for 78 Regular Combatant Course - Blueprint Newspapers Limited

September 2, 2026 Adejayan Gbenga Nigerian News 0

The Nigerian Defence Academy has released the list of successful and reserve candidates for admission into the 78 Regular Combatant Course (78RC).

The Armed Forces Selection Board exercise for the 78 Regular Combatant Course was conducted from July 4 to August 19, 2026, after which successful candidates were offered admission into the Academy.

According to the NDA, in a statement signed by the Academy Registrar, Brigadier General OA Ogunleye, successful candidates are expected to report to the NDA Ribadu Campus (Old Site), Kaduna, on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

The Academy warned that candidates who fail to report by Monday, September 14, 2026, will forfeit their admission.

Only selected candidates are expected to report to the Academy, where they will be received at the Drill Shed, NDA Old Site, Ribadu Cantonment.

Reserve candidates may be called up as vacancies arise through their registered email addresses and telephone numbers.

Successful candidates are required to present the original copies of their credentials when reporting to the Academy.

These include the First School Leaving Certificate, Primary School Testimonial, WAEC or NECO results, Senior Secondary School Testimonial, Birth Certificate or Declaration of Age, and Letter of State of Origin.

Candidates must also present the original copy of their duly endorsed Parent/Guardian Consent Form. The NDA warned that photocopies of the required documents 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.

Items candidates must bring

In addition to their credentials, successful candidates are required to come with specified clothing, footwear, sportswear, bedding and personal items.

The items 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 required to bring black low-heel cover shoes, dark-coloured lounge skirts, black or blue short tights and trouser suits.

The NDA directed all selected candidates to upload their O’Level results on the JAMB portal before reporting to the Academy.

Candidates who were not offered admission into their preferred academic department are required to log into the JAMB portal and effect the necessary change.

All selected candidates must also accept their admission through the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS) before reporting to the Academy.

Training restrictions

The Academy warned that selected candidates would not be allowed to receive visitors or leave the Academy during the first three months of their training.

The NDA urged successful candidates and their parents to take note of all the requirements and comply strictly with the instructions ahead of the reporting date.