The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) has announced the commencement of online applications for admission into its 78 Regular Course, with the process set to begin on Friday, 28 November 2025, and close on 30 April 2026.

The announcement was made on Wednesday in a statement signed by the Academy Registrar. The statement indicated that applications are open to eligible male and female Nigerian citizens.
Prospective candidates are required to access the application portal at www.ndaapplications.net, where they must purchase an access code and complete their registration.

“Candidates should log on to the application portal, select ‘Purchase Access Code’ and fill in their details to pay for their application via REMITA after first obtaining their Order ID and REMITA Retrieval Reference (RRR) Code in the sum of N7,000,” the statement said.

The NDA said that applicants must strictly follow the official payment procedure.

“Please note that only payment against RRR Codes generated via the application portal would be accepted,” the statement added.

Applicants are advised to read all instructions carefully before proceeding with their submissions.

The Academy also previously warned the public to disregard a circulating fake list of successful and reserve candidates for the 2025 Armed Forces Selection Board.

The NDA’s Public Relations Officer, Maj. Mohammed Maidawa, reiterated that only applications submitted through the official portal and following the prescribed procedures would be considered.

In August, the NDA had urged the public to disregard a fake list of successful and reserve candidates for the Armed Forces Selection Board 2025.

Maidawa, who gave the warning in a statement issued in Kaduna at the time, said, “The public is hereby advised to disregard this list as it did not emanate from the NDA.

“The authentic list shall be published in reputable national dailies and on the NDA website, https://nda.edu.ng/, in due course.”