The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the 3 services of the Nigerian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is 5 years (4 years Academic + 1 year Military)
Nigerian Defence Academy
N.D.A
Motto
Loyalty and valour
Type
Military Academy
Established
February 1964
Commandant
Major General Sarham Jamil
Students
~3,500
Location
Kaduna, Nigeria
Campus
Afaka and Ribadu
Colors
Green and Red
Website
www.nda.edu.ng
Below is the chronological list of NDA Commandants:
Brigadier M.R. Varma 1964–1969 (Indian national and 1st Commandant of the NDA)
Major General David Ejoor 1969–1971 (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 1984–1985
Major General Peter Adomokai 1986 - 1988
Lieutenant General Salihu Ibrahim 1988–1990
Lieutenant General Garba Duba 1990–1992
Lieutenant General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau 1992–1993
Lieutenant General Mohammed Balarabe Haladu 1993 - 1994
Air Marshal Al-Amin Daggash 1994 - 1998
Major General Bashir Salihi Magashi 1998–1999
Major General T.L. Ashei 2000-2002
Major General Okon Edet Okon (2002-2003)
Major General Akpa (2004)
Lieutenant General Abel Akale (2004-2006)
Major General Harris Dzarma (2006–2008)
Major General Mamuda Yerima (2008–2010)
Major General Emeka Onwuamaegbu (2010–2013)[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 - November 2019)
Major General Jamilu Sarham (November 2019 - Present)
