Nigerian Army will today commence on line registration for the 71st Regular Recruit Intake for both Trade/Non-Tradesmen and Women.
A statement by the Army Public Relations Officer Captain Ojo Adenegan, said the applicants for non tradesmen/women must possess WASC/NECO/GCE/SSCE/NABTEB with at least four credits including English Language, in not more than two sittings.
The statement further said applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 22 Years by July, and must not be less than 1.65 (male) and 1.56 (female) meters height respectively.
It would be recalled that Nigerians have lamented the inability of the military and other security agencies to foil attacks or nab perpetrators criminal acts due to inadequate man power.
An aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr Doyin Okupe re-echoed it during an interview with the Cable News Network (CNN), while given the reason Boko Haram insurgents operated freely in states under emergency.
Okupe said the number of military personnel is not enough to secure all the nooks and crannies of the country.
According to Captain Adenegan, “Applicants for tradesmen/women must possess the following educational and professional requirements; WASC/SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB with at least 4 credits, including English Language and OND, NCE , Trade Test/City and Guild Certificate. Tradesmen and women must be between the ages of 18 and 26 Years by July 31, and must not less than 1.65 (male) and 1.56 (female) meters height respectively.
“Applicants are to obtain their e-vouchers online directly through the Army e-recruitment Portalwww.narecruitment.org with master card, visa and verse cards or paper vouchers from all branches of Union and Unity Bank Nationwide at the cost of N 1000.00,” the statement said.
The registration exercise will end on June 21, while pre-screening examination will hold on July 5, 2014 at the centre of the applicant’s choice nationwide. Candidates are expected to check the website on July 16 for the list of shortlisted candidates to attend Zonal screening exercise.