The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has released the admission list for the 78th Regular Combatant Course (78RC), containing successful and reserve candidates selected for admission into the Academy.
The successful candidates are expected to report to the NDA Ribadu Campus (Old Site), Kaduna, on Saturday, September 12, 2026, after completing the Armed Forces Selection Board exercise conducted from July 4 to August 19, 2026.
The Academy announced the admission list in a statement signed by its Registrar, Brigadier General OA Ogunleye, and published on its X handle on Wednesday.
According to the NDA, only candidates who were offered admission are expected to report at the Drill Shed, NDA Old Site, Ribadu Cantonment.
Candidates must complete their reporting by Monday, September 14, 2026, as the Academy warned that anyone who fails to meet the deadline “will forfeit his or her place.”
Candidates placed on the reserve list will not report at this stage. The NDA said they “may be called as the need arises through their registered e-mails and phone numbers.”
Successful candidates are required to arrive with the original copies of their academic and personal documents.
The documents include the 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.
Candidates must also present the “original copy of duly endorsed Parent/Guardian Consent Form.” The Academy said 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.
The NDA has also directed successful candidates to report with specified clothing, footwear, sportswear, bedding and other personal items required for their training.
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 additionally bring black low-heel cover shoes, dark-coloured lounge skirts, black or blue short tights and trouser suits.
Before reporting to the Academy, all selected candidates must upload their O’Level results on the JAMB portal and accept their admission through the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS).
Candidates who were not offered their preferred academic department have also been directed to use the JAMB portal to make the necessary change.
The NDA further warned that successful candidates would not be permitted to receive visitors or leave the Academy during their first three months of training.
“Selected candidates and their parents are to please note the above for strict compliance,” the notice stated.