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Nigerian Army Short Service Recruitment Ends November 12

The Nigerian Army has announced that applications for the Short Service Combatant Course 49/2026 will close at midnight on Tuesday, November 12. The online application portal, which opened on October 9, has so far received tens of thousands of entries. According to Colonel Aminu Bello, Acting Director of Army Public Relations, the number of valid submissions is expected to surpass last year’s 48,000 applications. The Short Service Combatant Course provides an entry route for civilians into the military through an intensive 44-week training programme at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Jaji, Kaduna State. Successful candidates will be commissioned as lieutenants after completion. The course duration is nine years, with an optional three-year extension. Applicants must be Nigerian citizens aged between 22 and 28, possess at least a bachelor’s degree with a minimum of a second-class lower division, and meet […]

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Tinubu to new service chiefs: Nigerians want results, not excuses

President Bola Tinubu has charged Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs to deliver concrete results in the fight against insecurity, stressing that excuses will no longer be tolerated. Speaking at the decoration ceremony for the new military leaders at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Tinubu said Nigeria is “in a hurry to celebrate peace” and urged them to act decisively against emerging threats in the North-Central, North-West, and parts of the South. “We must not allow these new threats to fester. We must be decisive and proactive. Let us smash the new snakes right in the head,” he said. The President noted that while the military has made significant progress—rescuing kidnapped citizens and reclaiming areas once held by terrorists—security challenges continue to evolve. “Nigerians expect results, not excuses,” Tinubu emphasized. “Security is an essential element without which everything else is rendered meaningless.” […]

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Tinubu decorates new service chiefs at Presidential Villa

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday decorated Nigeria’s newly appointed service chiefs with their official ranks during a ceremony held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The event, which began shortly after 2 p.m., was attended by Vice President Kashim Shettima and the spouses of the decorated officers, all dressed in their respective service uniforms. Those decorated were General Olufemi Oluyede as Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant-General Wahidi Shaibu as Chief of Army Staff, Air Marshal Kennedy Aneke as Chief of Air Staff, and Vice Admiral Idi Abbas as Chief of Naval Staff. The Senate confirmed the four officers on Wednesday after a two-hour closed-door screening session focused on strategies to strengthen national security and improve coordination among the armed forces. Tinubu had earlier written to the Senate seeking a speedy confirmation to “ensure continuity in the nation’s […]

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