The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) was established on 5 February 1964 in response to the defence needs of independent Nigeria to train officers for the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Before then, the institution was known as the Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC). After independence in 1960, it became known as the Nigerian Military Training College.
The role of the Academy is to provide each officer cadet with knowledge, skills and values necessary to meet the requirements of a military officer through military, academic and character development. In essence, the NDA is an institution where selected young able-bodied men and women are groomed into well educated, courageous, virile and erudite subalterns.
VISION
The vision of the NDA is to produce officers with broad-based training in both military and academic subjects designed to serve as a foundation for the future progressive development of officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
MISSION
The mission of NDA is to provide each officer cadet with the knowledge, skills and values necessary to meet the requirements of a military officer through military,academic and character development.
* Achievements
Quite a number of humble strides have been made by our noble and prestigious academy. Some of our modest achievements are cataloged as follows:
A total of 17,598 officers have so far graduated from NDA. This figure comprises 7,392 Regular Combatant officers, 8,506 Direct Short Service, Short Service and Executive Commission officers and 455 foreign officers from Benin , Liberia, Chad,Guinea, The Gambia, Niger, Sierra Leone,Uganda and Zimbabwe. The Academy is presently training cadets from the Republic of Liberia and Togo.
Since inception of the degree programme in 1985, the Academy has produced 3,435 graduate officers in various disciplines. NDA now boasts of a Postgraduate School that consists of 3 Faculties with 14 degree awarding Departments.
Another area of achievement is the establishment of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre that facilitates research and effective instruction. Currently, the academy free to air wireless internet service runs for 24 hours daily in every part of the institution.
NDA has the only ultra modern naval simulation trainer in the sub region.
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