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Military schools in Nigeria just like accredited federal and state secondary schools also offer quality education to their students. If you are looking for the best command secondary schools in Nigeria to take your children to, this write-up will provide you with a comprehensive list to make your choice.

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Most of these Nigerian military schools are top notch and are affiliated with the Nigerian army, Navy or Airforce. Their academic curriculum do not differ from the normal standard curriculum set by the Ministry of Education. One thing special about army schools in Nigeria is the discipline they inculcate in their students plus other kinds of training, most of which you might not find in private or public institutions of learning.

One more thing about these Nigerian military/command schools is that most of them are located within the Army barracks, so you have nothing to fear when it comes to security of your children. For now, we have not heard whether these command schools in Nigeria have boarding facilities to enroll children into.

Below is a tabulated list of best military or command schools we have in Nigeria that are accredited.

S/N	STATE	Location.
1	ABIA	COMMAND SECONDARY SCHOOL, OHAFIA
2	ADAMAWA	Command School, 23 Brigade, Yola
3	AKWA IBOM
4	ANAMBRA	Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka
5	BAUCHI	Government Day Secondary School, Shadawanka Barracks
6	BAYELSA
7	BENUE	Army Children School, 72 SF Makurdi
8	BORNO	Command Day Secondary School, 21 Brigade, Maiduguri
9	CROSS RIVER	Command Children School, 13 Brigade Calabar
10	DELTA
11	DELTA	COMMAND SECONDARY SCHOOL, MBIRI. St Patrick College, Asaba
12	EBONYI	Command Children School Abakaliki
13	EDO	Army Children School NASST, Ugbowo, Benin City
14	EKITI	Christ School, Ado Ekiti
15	ENUGU	Command Day Secondary School Enugu
16	FCT	Command Day Secondary School, Lungi (Gado Nasko) Barracks
17	FCT	Command Day Secondary School, Lungi (Gado Nasko) Barracks
18	GOMBE	Government Second School, 301 Artellery Regiment (GS) Gombe
19	IMO	Command Children School Obinze Barracks, Owerri
20	JIGAWA	Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse
21	KADUNA	Command Secondary School Kaduna
22	KADUNA	Command Children School Dantuku Road
23	KADUNA	Command Children School Ribadu Cantonment
24	KADUNA	Command Children School Ribadu Cantonment
25	KANO	Command Children School, 3 Brigade, Bukavu Barracks
26	KATSINA	Natsinta Day Secondary School, 35 Battalion, Katsina
27	KEBBI	Nagari College, Birnin Kebbi
28	KOGI	Command Children School, Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja
29	KWARA	Command Children School Sobi Barracks, Ilorin
30	LAGOS	Command Secondary School Ipaja-Lagos
31	LAGOS	Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
32	LAGOS	Command Children School An Barracks, Yaba
33	LAGOS	Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
34	LAGOS	Command Children School An Barracks, Yaba
35	LAGOS	Command Children School An Barracks, Yaba
36	LAGOS	Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
37	LAGOS	Command Children School An Barracks, Yaba
38	LAGOS	Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
39	LAGOS	Command Children School An Barracks, Yaba
40	LAGOS	Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
41	LAGOS	Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
42	NASARAWA	Government Secondary School, Lafia
43	NIGER	Command Children School, 31 Brigade Minna
44	NIGER	Command Children School, 31 Brigade Minna
45	OGUN	Army Children School, Nyango Barracks, Abeokuta
46	OGUN	Army Children School, Nyango Barracks, Abeokuta
47	ONDO	Army Children School 32 Brigade Barracks, Akure
48	OSUN	Osogbo Grammar School, Osogbo
49	OYO	Command Children School, Mokola Barracks, Ibadan
50	OYO	Command Children School, Mokola Barracks, Ibadan
51	OYO	Command Children School, Mokola Barracks, Ibadan
52	PLATEAU	Command Children School, 3 Division, Jos
53	PLATEAU	Command Children School, 3 Division, Jos
54	RIVERS	Command Children School, 2 Brigade, Port-Harcourt
55	SOKOTO	Command Children School Sokoto

Nigerian Military Schools And Their Locations

The Nigerian military in a bid to provide education and military training for its officers and trainees as well as education for children of the military personnel established schools around the country. These schools are known as Military schools, they are educational institutions which prepares its for service in the military.

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These schools are affiliated to either the Nigerian army, air force or navy.

Some of these schools are training centers, colleges and universities for military personnel and cadets, others are command secondary schools located usually in barracks.

This article will list out the full list of military secondary schools in Nigeria together with their locations.

Nigerian Military Training Centres, Colleges & Universities

The Nigerian military have training centres, colleges and universities where it trains its personnel. These are the centres where military personnel or officers in trainer are equip with the required skills, education and mindset necessary for the smooth running of the armed forces.

While some of them train the army, air force and navy such as the Nigerian Defence Academy, others are specialized, not only choosing a military arm to focus on but a particle unit. For example, Nigerian Army College of Logistics in Lagos focuses on training the army logistics officers.

Below are the list of training centres, colleges and military universities.

Kaduna State

Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji
Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna
Nigerian Military School, Zaria
Air Force Institute of Technology Kaduna

Lagos State

Nigerian Army School of Public Relations and Information
Directorate of Naval Education
Nigerian Army College of Logistics

Borno State

Nigerian Army Univesity, Biu

Benue State

Nigerian Army School of Military Engineers
Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies

Plateau State

Air Force Military School

Military Secondary Schools in Nigeria

The Nigerian military school with many of them being command schools are secondary schools established by the Nigerian military and affiliated to either the Nigerian navy, air force or army.

These schools just like other privately owned or government owned uses the accredited curriculum in teaching the students.

One thing special about army schools in Nigeria is the discipline they inculcate in their students plus other kinds of training, most of which you might not find in private or public institutions of learning.

Students that attend military schools are usually known with discipline as it is a major part of the education there. Children in these schools are also secured as the schools are usually located in the barracks or very close. This means unlike other schools, security is not a major challenge for command secondary as it is available by default.

Some of these military secondary schools have boarding facilities, others do not.

Below is a list of command schools in various states of Nigeria and their locations.

Abia State

Command Secondary School, Ohafia

Adamawa State

Command School, 23 Brigade, Yola

Anambra State

Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka

Benue State

Army Children School, 72 SF Makurdi

Borno State

Command Day Secondary School, 21 Brigade, Maiduguri

Cross River State

Command Children School, 13 Brigade Calabar

Delta State

Command Secondary School, Mbiri. St Patrick College, Asaba

Ebonyi State

Command Children School Abakaliki

Edo State

Army Children School NASST, Ugbowo, Benin City

Ekiti State

Christ School, Ado Ekiti

Enugu State

Command Day Secondary School Enugu

Gombe State

Government Second School, 301 Artellery Regiment (GS) Gombe

Imo State

Command Children School Obinze Barracks, Owerri

Kaduna State

Command Secondary School Kaduna
Command Children School Dantuku Road
Command Children School Ribadu Cantonment
Command Children School, 3 Brigade, Bukavu Barracks

Katsina State

Natsinta Day Secondary School, 35 Battalion, Katsina

Kebbi State

Nagari College, Birnin Kebbi

Kogi State

Command Children School, Chari Maigumeri Barracks, Lokoja

Kwara State

Command Children School Sobi Barracks, Ilorin

Lagos State

Command Secondary School Ipaja-Lagos
Command Day Secondary School Ikeja
Command Children School an Barracks, Yaba
Command Day Secondary School Ikeja

Nasarawa State

Government Secondary School, Lafia

Niger State

Command Children School, 31 Brigade Minna

Ogun State

Army Children School, Nyango Barracks, Abeokuta

Ondo State

Army Children School 32 Brigade Barracks, Akure

Osun State

Osogbo Grammar School, Osogbo

Oyo State

Command Children School, Mokola Barracks, Ibadan

Plateau State

Command Children School, 3 Division, Jos

Rivers State

Command Children School, 2 Brigade, Port-Harcourt

Sokoto State

Command Children School Sokoto

FCT

Command Day Secondary School, Lungi (Gado Nasko) Barracks

Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA)

The Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) Kaduna is the first, most popular and most sort after military school in the country. NDA was established in October 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College (RMFTC), which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College (NMTC) on independence.

This university has trained officer corps of the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force. Though it was established in 1964, it wasn’t until 1985 before it started providing undergraduate programs to officers in training. As it stands now, the NDA now offers M.Sc. and PhD programmes.

Initially, the NDA trainers were mostly officers in the Indian Army. The NDA grew to an all Nigerian training staff only in 1978. In 1981, itself began training bilateral training of foreign militaries. Due to the fact that the first trainers in this school are Indians, its first commander is an Indian with the name Brigadier M.R. Varma.

Duration of training at the Nigerian Defence Academy is 5 years, which include 4 years of academic studies and 1 year of military training. Some of the notable Alumni of the Nigerian Defence Academy among others include:

Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, former Chief of Army Staff

Alexander Ogomudia, former Chief of Defence Staff & Chief of Army Staff

Muhammadu Buhari, President of Nigeria and former Military Head of State

Azubuike Ihejirika, former Chief of Army Staff

Gideon Orkar, October 1990 coup leader

Tukur Yusuf Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, Nigerian Army

Maxwell Khobe, former ECOMOG Peacekeeping Force Commander and Chief of Defence Staff, Sierra Leone

Sultan Sa’adu Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto

Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser

Owoye Andrew Azazi, former Chief of Defence Staff & Chief of Army Staff

Victor Malu, former Chief of Army Staff

Oladipo Diya, former Chief of Defence Staff

Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, Chief of Naval Staff, Nigerian Navy

Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB)

The Nigerian Army University Biu (NAUB) is the second military university in Nigeria and also the newest. This university was established in 2018 making it one of the most recently established university in Nigeria. The University’s focus is to strengthen the Nigerian Army and the nation through sound and innovative uses of science and technology.

According to the information provided on NAUB website (www.naub.edu.ng), the vision of the army university is to become a solution centre in technology, research and development for the promotion of self-reliance, creativity and innovation in addressing the challenges of the Nigerian Army, the military as well as the nation.

The university is on a mission to develop highly skilled military and civilian manpower with distinctive competence capable of providing technological solutions to the problems of the Nigerian Army, the military and the nation.

The university plans having both civilians and the military as students. According to the university, they plan having about 75 percent of their students as civilians while the military takes up the remaining 25 percent. The staff of the university is also mixed with both civilians and the military.

The University has seven faculties and they are: Science, Technology, Military Technology, Social Sciences, Environmental Studies, Administrative and Management Studies, Military Policy, Logistics and Strategies.

Looking at the list of faculties, you will agree that one of the things that set this school aside is the introduction of military inclined faculties.

Like it was stated in the beginning, this school is still in it infantry state, it currently does not have any alumni.

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