I want to know where the Nigerian Defence Academy, (NDA) located in Kaduna, Nigeria. Can you please provide me complete address and route map of NDA academy also tell me is there any training program offers by this NDA academy to students?

The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna is the first of two Military universities in Nigeria. Nigerian Army University established in 2018 in Biu, Borno State is the other military university though it does not offer military training.

The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is 5 years for Army cadets(4 years Academic + 1 year Military) and 4 years for Navy and Air force cadets after which one proceed to Nigerian Naval College, Onne, Port-hacourt and 301 Flying Training School(301FTS), Kaduna respectively for 1-year training at their respective services.


Commandants

Brigadier M.R. Varma 19641969 (Indian national and 1st Commandant of the NDA)

Major General David Ejoor 19691971 (1st Nigerian Commandant)

Major General Adeyinka Adebayo 1971

Major General E.O. Ekpo March 1971 February 1975

Brigadier Illiya Bisalla February 1975 August 1975

Brigadier Gibson Jalo August 1975 January 1978

Brigadier E.S. Armah January 1978 July 1978

Brigadier Joseph Garba July 1978 July 1979

Brigadier Zamani Lekwot July 1979 1982

Brigadier Abdullahi Shelleng 1982

Major General Paul Tarfa 19841985

Major General Peter Adomokai 1986 - 1988

Lieutenant General Salihu Ibrahim 19881990

Lieutenant General Garba Duba 19901992

Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau 19921993

Lieutenant General Mohammed Balarabe Haladu 1993 - 1994

Air Marshal Al-Amin Daggash 1994 - 1998

Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi 19981999

Major General Okon Edet Okon (2002-2003)

Major General Akpa (2004-2006)

Major General Harris Dzarma (20062008)

Major General Mamuda Yerima (20082010)

Major General Emeka Onwuamaegbu 20102013[3]

Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris December 2013 August 2015

Major General M.T. Ibrahim August 2015 October 2017

Major General A. Oyebade October 2017- till date


Contact Detail:
Nigerian Defence Academy
Kaduna
PMB 2109
Nigeria
Tel: 0905 3819 872
Email: enquiries@nda.edu.ng