Army, Navy & Air Force Recruitment Current Affairs Questions and Answers
The Nigerian Army (Regular Recruits Intake), the Nigerian Navy (Basic Training School batches) and the Nigerian Air Force (Basic Military Training Course) each screen recruits with an aptitude test that covers English, mathematics, general knowledge and current affairs, followed by physical and medical checks. The most recent movements as of 13 September 2026: Air Force BMTC 47/2026 registration opened on 2–3 September 2026 and is running; the Army’s 91RRI portal opened in March 2026 with shortlists in June; the Navy’s Batch 38 intake interviewed shortlisted candidates from late December 2025. The questions below cover the service chiefs, founding dates and the national set.
Statuses from Leadership, Guardian Nigeria, Punch and Vanguard. No Army 92RRI or Navy Batch 39 window had been announced as of 13 September 2026. The exact aptitude-test dates for the Army and Navy cycles were not published by the services in the reports we verified, so they are not stated here. Portals reported in coverage: careers.army.mil.ng (Army) and join.navy.mil.ng (Navy).
How current affairs is tested
None of the three services publishes a question count or duration for the recruit aptitude test, so this page states none. What is consistent across recent intakes: a multiple-choice paper on English, mathematics, general knowledge and current affairs, sat at zonal or state screening centres, followed by documentation, physical fitness and medical examinations.
Military current-affairs questions are heavy on the chain of command — the Chief of Defence Staff and the three service chiefs, the Minister of Defence and the National Security Adviser — plus service history: founding years, the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Nigerian Defence Academy, and the 2026 restructuring that took the Army from 8 to 12 divisions. Then the national set that every recruitment test repeats.
Armed Forces facts every candidate should know
Officeholders are as of September 2026 (facts ledger re-verified 6 September 2026). Mottos are omitted where a single official English form could not be confirmed by two sources.
| Fact | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chief of Defence Staff | General Olufemi Oluyede |
| Chief of Army Staff | Lieutenant-General Waidi Shaibu |
| Chief of Naval Staff | Vice-Admiral Idi Abbas |
| Chief of Air Staff | Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke |
| Chief of Defence Intelligence | Major-General Emmanuel Parker Akomaye Undiendeye |
| Minister of Defence | Christopher Musa |
| National Security Adviser | Nuhu Ribadu |
| Nigerian Army origin | Traces to 1863 (Glover’s Hausa Constabulary); the Army marked “Army@163” in July 2026. Expanded from 8 to 12 divisions in July 2026, with new headquarters at Makurdi, Ilorin, Jalingo and Benin City and approval to recruit 28,000 more personnel |
| Nigerian Navy origin | Formed 1 June 1956 as the Nigerian Naval Force; “Royal” dropped in 1963; Navy Act No. 21 of 1964. Motto: “Onward Together”. Naval HQ: Area 7, Garki, Abuja |
| Nigerian Air Force origin | Established by the Air Force Act of 18 April 1964; first ten cadets sent abroad for pilot training in 1962. Six commands: Tactical Air (Makurdi), Mobility (Yenagoa), Air Training (Kaduna), Ground Training (Enugu), Logistics (Lagos), Special Operations (Bauchi) |
| Nigerian Defence Academy | Established 5 February 1964 at Afaka, Kaduna; degree-awarding since 1985; first female cadets 2011; Commandant Major-General Oluyemi Olatoye (appointed November 2025) |
| Armed Forces Remembrance Day | 15 January, marking the end of the Civil War on 15 January 1970 |
Army, Navy and Air Force current affairs questions and answers
Part A covers the Armed Forces; Part B is the national set drawn live from our verified Q&A bank.
Part A · Nigerian Armed Forces
1. Who is the current Chief of Defence Staff?
2. Who is the current Chief of Army Staff?
3. Who is the current Chief of Naval Staff?
4. Who is the current Chief of Air Staff?
5. Who is the current Minister of Defence?
6. Who is Nigeria’s National Security Adviser?
7. How many divisions does the Nigerian Army have?
8. How many additional personnel did the President approve for the Army in July 2026?
9. When was the Nigerian Navy formed?
10. What is the motto of the Nigerian Navy?
11. Where is the Nigerian Navy headquarters?
12. Which Act established the Nigerian Air Force, and when?
13. Name the six commands of the Nigerian Air Force.
14. When was the Nigerian Defence Academy established, and where is it?
15. Who is the Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy?
16. What is the Nigerian Army’s recruit intake called?
17. Which Air Force recruitment course was open in September 2026?
18. Which Nigerian Navy recruit batch was processed in 2025/2026?
Part B · National current affairs every candidate is asked
19. When was the Nigerian Air Force established?
20. Who is the first Nigerian Navy Commodore?
21. When is Nigeria's Armed Forces Remembrance Day, and what does it mark?
22. When was the first military coup carried out in Nigeria?
23. Who was Nigeria’s First Military Head of State?
24. The first female Brigadier in Nigeria is ___
25. Who is the current president of Nigeria?
26. Who is the current vice president of Nigeria?
27. Who is the current Senate President in Nigeria?
28. Who is the current Nigerian Deputy Senate president?
29. What is the name of the current speaker of the House of Representatives?
30. Who is Nigeria’s current chief justice of the Supreme court?
31. What is the name of the current CBN Governor?
32. The current INEC chairman?
33. When did Nigeria have its independence?
34. How many Local Government Areas do we have in Nigeria?
35. How many senators make up the National Assembly of Nigeria?
36. How many geopolitical zones are there in Nigeria?
37. What is Nigeria’s motto?
38. The Nigerian flag was designed by who?
39. The first line of the new Nigerian Anthem is ___
40. What year did "Arise, O Compatriots" stop being Nigeria's national anthem?
41. Who wrote the Nigerian National Pledge?
42. Who was the first president of Nigeria?
43. Who was Nigeria’s first prime minister?
44. The first governor-general of colonial Nigeria was?
45. When was the Federal Capital Territory created?
46. When did Nigeria's federal capital officially move from Lagos to Abuja, and who declared the move?
47. The largest state in Nigeria by landmass is?
48. Which is the Nigerian state with the highest population?
49. When was the Nigerian Naira introduced?
50. When did Nigeria join the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
51. In what year was ECOWAS founded?
52. In what year did Nigeria join the United Nations?
53. How much is Nigeria's 2026 federal budget?
54. What is Nigeria's current national minimum wage (2024)?
55. What is the minimum age to run for President of Nigeria?
56. When was the Central Bank of Nigeria established?
Keep preparing
Test recall with the timed quiz, then revise the full Q&A bank. The Presidents and Heads of State list and the Military Coups page cover the military-history questions these tests favour.
Frequently asked questions
Which military recruitment is open right now?
What is in the Army recruitment aptitude test?
Who are the service chiefs of Nigeria?
What is the difference between the RRI and the Nigerian Defence Academy?
Sources: Nigerian Navy, Air Force and Defence Academy official history pages; Premium Times and Guardian Nigeria on the July 2026 Army restructuring; Leadership, Punch and Vanguard on the 2025–26 Army, Navy and Air Force intakes; the site facts ledger (service chiefs, verified 6 September 2026). Agency heads and ministers are re-verified against the site’s facts ledger; the last full check is shown in the verified line above.