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Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Racoon(op): 5:34pm On Oct 20, 2025
Rare pictures of the Nigerian Defence Academy in the 70s.

Pix Credit: 23rd Regular Course.🙌🏾
Pictures of Life in the Nigerian Defense Academy in the 1970s



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if7qKm_Wtg4

NDA) Kaduna, is the first of Military University in Nigeria The NDA was established in February 1964 It was reformed from the British Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC), which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on
independence. The military institution
trains the officer corps of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force


In 1985 the academy offering undergraduate programmes to Military Officers In Training and now also currently offers post graduate studies both for Msc and Ph.D for both military and civilian students alike.

The duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is 5 years for Army cadets (4 years Academic + 1 year Military) Navy and Air force cadets train for

4 years after which they proceed to Nigerian Naval College, Onne, Port-Hacourt and 301 Flying Training School(301FTS), Kaduna respectively for 1-year training
at their respective services

Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by SultanYoung(m): 5:38pm On Oct 20, 2025
Good ool days indeed time heal, beautify and change all things
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Racoon(op):
See how gentlemen cadets were humble with a seemly good bond of brotherhood. Guess the man-know-man mediocrity was not the basis of admission them?

Seems the background hill in the second picture is somewhere around the Plateau. J-Town people make una help confirm.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Oakenshield: 6:37pm On Oct 20, 2025
Most of them are cashing out big time
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by free2ryhme: 6:48pm On Oct 20, 2025
Racoon:
Pictures of Life in the Nigerian Defense Academy in the 1970s
dem don turn everything to nepotism
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by FarahAideed: 6:50pm On Oct 20, 2025
My Dad and I went to this prestigious Military Academy
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by muyico(m): 6:51pm On Oct 20, 2025
When western never reason us or gat ours time
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by dfrost: 6:51pm On Oct 20, 2025
NDA!!! Training men of valour.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by d142475: 6:51pm On Oct 20, 2025
When did the motto of the Nigerian army change to Arabic and who made it the jihad slogan of Ottman Dan Fodio?
The Fulani-jihadists have really held us by the throat in this country. No wonder they have always believed Nigeria belongs to them.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Pootle: 6:51pm On Oct 20, 2025
now all you see there are rich men children who are kids and have no passion to be a true officer
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by FreeStuffsNG: 6:52pm On Oct 20, 2025
SultanYoung:
Good ool days indeed time heal, beautify and change all things
Nothing spectacular in the buildings. If you see how developed it is today you will not call this good o.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Gotocourt: 6:53pm On Oct 20, 2025
You mean pictures of boys scout tongue who knows how to chase protesters 🤷🏿.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Gotocourt: 6:55pm On Oct 20, 2025
Racoon:
See how gentlemen cadets were humble with a seemly good bond of brotherhood. Guess the man-know-man mediocrity was not the basis of admission them?

Seems the background him in the second picture is somewhere around the Plateau. J-Town people make una help confirm.
Likely NDA Basecamp located at Anguldi, Jos, Plateau State. They still come for annual drills
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by saintbillion(m): 6:57pm On Oct 20, 2025
This is their permanent site at kawo. If u enter their newsite at Afaka u go lost
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by simpleseyi: 6:58pm On Oct 20, 2025
SultanYoung:
Good ool days indeed time heal, beautify and change all things
The new days are “gooder” than the good old days
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by McStoic(m): 6:59pm On Oct 20, 2025
d142475:
When did the motto of the Nigerian army change to Arabic and who made it the jihad slogan of Ottman Dan Fodio?
The Fulani-jihadists have really held us by the throat in this country. No wonder they have always believed Nigeria belongs to them.
I waa arguing with someone today about the recent coup in Nigeria. He was wishing the coup had succeeded as he believes the army would be better than the Civilian in Nigeria. I had to let him know the army is no longer what it used to be before. And the North would override the other parts of the country. Also, the army have tasted money and corruption. Hence they may not fare better as Nigerian corruption has touched every facet of her establishments
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Emeskhalifa(m): 7:01pm On Oct 20, 2025
Irony of life is, majority of these guys aren't alive anymore.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by SpaceX: 7:09pm On Oct 20, 2025
But they are still struggling with boko Haram For years....
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by blingxx(m): 7:10pm On Oct 20, 2025
When Nigerians were still innocent and know nothing about the world huh back in the days when we thought the white man was our friend
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Passionate888: 7:19pm On Oct 20, 2025
Back when corruption was gradually creeping into the fabrics of our leaders
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by RevenuesBoost(f): 7:21pm On Oct 20, 2025
Wow!
Images have really improved compared to those days
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by danvon(m): 7:23pm On Oct 20, 2025
Racoon:
See how gentlemen cadets were humble with a seemly good bond of brotherhood. Guess the man-know-man mediocrity was not the basis of admission them?

Seems the background him in the second picture is somewhere around the Plateau. J-Town people make una help confirm.
That was the era of coups, they were not so humble.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by bluefilm:
Nothing really impressive at all to see here...
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by danvon(m): 7:25pm On Oct 20, 2025
blingxx:
When Nigerians were still innocent and know nothing about the world huh back in the days when we thought the white man was our friend
Back in the days when Nzeogwu Chukwuma a trainer at NDA used his students to stage a coup. He was buried there.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by nhurhetee(m): 7:44pm On Oct 20, 2025
Racoon:
Pictures of Life in the Nigerian Defense Academy in the 1970s
Abeg, all the guys for the pics, where dem dey now?
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Abee79(m): 8:10pm On Oct 20, 2025
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria 🇳🇬
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Irony1: 8:36pm On Oct 20, 2025
McStoic:
I waa arguing with someone today about the recent coup in Nigeria. He was wishing the coup had succeeded as he believes the army would be better than the Civilian in Nigeria. I had to let him know the army is no longer what it used to be before. And the North would override the other parts of the country. Also, the army have tasted money and corruption. Hence they may not fare better as Nigerian corruption has touched every facet of her establishments
What you are doing is still wishful thinking. The level of stealing going on in civilian administrations will make military rule stealing look like child's play.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by zoer(m): 8:37pm On Oct 20, 2025
Regular course 55

Remember when I was a cadet
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by jaxxy(m): 9:14pm On Oct 20, 2025
When our military was respected and professional.
Re: Rare Pictures Of The Nigerian Defence Academy In The 1970s. by Kemetian: 9:21pm On Oct 20, 2025
Emeskhalifa:
Irony of life is, majority of these guys aren't alive anymore.
They are very much ALIVE on the Other Side.

'Death' is NOT the end.
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