The Nigerian Defence Academy has released the list of successful and reserve candidates for admission into the 78 Regular Combatant Course.
The Academy said the Armed Forces Selection Board exercise for the 78 Regular Course was conducted between July 4 and August 19, 2026, after which successful candidates were offered admission.
According to a statement issued by the Academy Registrar, Brigadier General OA Ogunleye, successful candidates are required 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.
It said only candidates who were offered admission are expected to report, adding that they would be received at the Drill Shed, NDA Old Site, Ribadu Cantonment. Candidates on the reserve list, according to the Academy, may be offered admission as vacancies arise. Such candidates will be contacted through their registered email addresses and telephone numbers.
Successful candidates have been directed to report with the original copies of their credentials, including their 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.
They are also required to present the original, duly endorsed Parent/Guardian Consent Form. The Academy stressed 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.
In addition to their academic and personal documents, candidates are expected to come with specified clothing, footwear, sportswear, bedding and other personal items. The required 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 additionally required to bring black low-heeled cover shoes, dark-coloured lounge skirts, black or blue short tights and trouser suits. The NDA also directed all selected candidates to upload their O’Level results on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board portal before reporting to the Academy.
Candidates who were not offered their preferred academic departments are required to log into the JAMB portal and effect the necessary change. The Academy further instructed all successful candidates to accept their admission through the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System before reporting to the institution.
It warned that newly admitted candidates would not be permitted to receive visitors or leave the Academy during the first three months of their training. The Academy urged all selected candidates and their parents or guardians to comply strictly with the admission requirements and reporting instructions.
