2024 Nigerian Air Force Airmen/Airwomen recruitment guide

The 2024 Air Force Airmen/Airwomen recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is on and the information below will guide you on how to register successfully.

The NAF Air Force Airmen/Airwomen recruitment exercise, also known as the Nigerian Air Force Basic Military Training Course (45/2024), was announced by Air Vice Marshal A. H. Bakari for Chief of Air Staff on Wednesday, 21st August 2024.

The Basic Military Training Course (45/2024) is a Short Period Training for recruits to become Airmen and Airwomen, not normally more than 6 months of training. It is mainly for those who possess Secondary School Certificate, National Diploma certificate, NABTEB, RN/RM/NCE or City & Guild Certificate and Trade Test Certificate. The BMTC is comprised of Non-Tradesmen/Women with age limit between 18 and 22, and Tradesmen/Women with age limit between 18 and 25.

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTS OF YEAR 2024 NIGERIAN AIR FORCE TRADE AND NON-TRADE MEN/WOMEN RECRUITMENT EXERCISE

Application Process is FREE OF CHARGE and no payment should be made at any point throughout the Exercise.

PLEASE READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY!!!

Online Registration starts on 21st August 2024 and closes on 2nd October 2024.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLICANTS

1. Nationality: Applicants must be Nigerian citizens by birth, and possess National Identity Card/NIN or BVN.

2. Age: Applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 22 years by 20 September 2025 (Applicants born before 20 September 2003 are not eligible) for non-tradesmen/women, 18 and 25 years of age by 20     September 2025 (Applicants born before 20 September 2000 are not eligible) for tradesmen/women. Those applying for Chaplains Assistant/Assistant Imams and Driver/Mechanic must be between 18 and 28 years of age by 20 September 2025 (Applicants born before 20th September 1997 are not eligible).

3. Marital Status: Applicants must be single.

4. Height: Minimum height is 1.66m for males and 1.63m for females.

5. Medical Fitness: Applicants must be medically, physically and psychologically fit and must meet the Nigerian Air Force medical and employment standards.

6. Local Government Area Attestation Form: Applicants’ Local Government Area Attestation Form must be signed by a military officer from the same State as the applicants and not below the rank of Wing Commander in the Nigerian Air Force or equivalent in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Navy or a Police Officer of the rank of Assistant Commissioner and above, or Local Government Chairman/Secretary, Magistrate and Principals of Secondary Schools attended by applicants’ can also sign the Attestation Form. The Local Government Area Attestation Form must be accompanied by the passport photograph and photocopy of the signees’ Drivers Licence or National ID Card or International Passport.  The signee is also to authenticate behind the applicants’ passport photograph.

7. Presentation of Original Credentials: Successful applicants are required to submit their original credentials for scrutiny at the Selection Board Interview Exercise. The credentials include the following:

a. Two recent passport size photographs to be stamped and countersigned by officer of appropriate rank specified in Paragraph 6.

b. Original and photocopy of birth certificate or Declaration of Age.

c. Original and photocopy of educational/trade certificates.

d. Original and photocopy of Indigeneship certificate from applicant’s Local             Government/State of Origin.

e. Original and photocopy of Attestation to Good Character signed by Officer of appropriate rank as specified in paragraph 6.

8. Any applicant suspected to have impersonated or submitted false document(s) shall be disqualified from the Selection Exercise. Also, any false declaration detected later may lead to withdrawal from training. Such applicants will be handed over to the Nigeria Police for prosecution. The Nigerian Air Force will not entertain any enquiries in respect of applicants whose applications have been rejected. Interested applicants are to note that the online registration is FREE OF CHARGE. Applicants are required to fill in valid email addresses and telephone numbers in the appropriate spaces provided in the Application Form.

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9. Application Form: On completion of the application forms, applicants must print out the underlisted documents:

a. Acknowledgment Form.

b. Parent/Guardians Consent Form.

c. Local Government Area Attestation Form.

10. Successful applicants would be invited for Selection Board Interview Exercise through the portal.

ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE APPLYING AS NON-TRADESMEN AND WOMEN

11. Non-Tradesmen/women: Applicants applying for Non-Tradesmen/women must possess a minimum of 5 credits, including Mathematics and English Language, in not more than 2 sittings in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB. In addition, applicants are required to possess their school’s testimonials.

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE APPLYING AS TRADESMEN AND WOMEN

12. Tradesmen/Women:

a. Applicants with ND/NCE must possess at least lower credit from accredited institutions and must possess a minimum of 5 credits, including Mathematics and English, in not more than 2 sittings in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB.

b. Applicants applying as drivers and other trades skills that require Trade test must possess a minimum of 2 passes in SSCE/NECO/GCE/NABTEB with a credit in English in addition to their Trade Test Certificate and valid driving licence for drivers.

c. Applicants applying as sportsmen/women are to present evidence of their professional experience, which should include certificates and medals.

Note: That applicant with HND or First Degrees/Post-Graduate Certificates and University Diplomas certificates will not be considered for recruitment as airmen/airwomen into the Nigerian Air Force and should not apply. Applicants with medical qualifications must possess evidence of registration with relevant professional’s bodies and valid current practicing licence(s).

13. Requirements for Tradesmen/women: Applicants applying as Tradesmen/women are advised to carefully read the requirements below before filling the Forms:

a. Aircraft Engineering: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Aircraft Engineering Technology

(2) Mechanical Engineering

(3) Aerospace Engineering

(4) Aeronautical Engineering

(5) Avionics Engineering

(6) Computer Engineering

(7) Electrical/Electronic Engineering

(8) Automobile Engineering

(9) Mechatronics Engineering

(10) Trade Test in Auto Painting,

(11) Trade Test in Auto-Panel Beating

(12) Trade Test in Upholstery

(13) Trade Test in Welding

(14) Trade Test in Generator Repairer

b. Armament Technology: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Electrical Engineering

(2) Mechanical Engineering

(3) Chemical Engineering

(4) Automobile Engineering

(5) Trade Test Certificate in AGE.

c. Air Traffic Services: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Meteorology

(2) Air Traffic Controller Assistant

(3) Base Operator

(4) Fire Fighter

d. Professional Allied to Medicine:  Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria and a valid practicing license in any of the following specialist areas:

(1) Environmental Health Technician

(2) Community Health Technician

(3) Health Information Management Technician

(4) Biomedical Engineering Technician

(5) Veterinary Technician

(6) Physiotherapy Technician

(7) Pharmacy Technician

(8) Dental Therapy

(9) Dental Technician

(10) Dental Health/Surgery Technician

(11) Dietetics/Nutrition Technician

(12) Medical Laboratory Technician

(13) X-Ray Technician

(14) Optician Technician

e. Nurses: Must possess National/Professional Diploma Certificate in Nursing from any recognized training institution in Nigeria and have a current practicing license from the Nigerian Nursing and Midwifery Council.

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f. Communication and Information and Space Technology: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Electrical/Electronic Engineering

(2) Telecommunications Engineering

(3) Mechatronics Engineering

(4) Computer Science

(5) Computer Engineering

(6) Cyber Security

(7) Computer Hardware/Software Engineering

(8) Computer Networking

(9) Satellite Communication/Satellite Ground Station Engineering

(10) Remote Sensing

(11) Geographic Information System (GIS)

(12) Geography

(13) Geo-physics/Physics.

g. Administration: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Public Administration

(2) Office Technology and Management

(3) Business Administration/Management

(4) Statistics

h. Account and Budget: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Accounting

(2) Banking and Finance,

(3) Economics

(4) Business Management.

i. Logistics: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Purchasing and Supply

(2) Marketing

(3) Supply Chain Management

(4) Tailoring with Trade Test certificate

j. Air Provost: Must have ND Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Sociology

(2) Criminology,

(3) Psychology

(4) Statistician (Record Analyst)

k. Air Intelligence: Must have ND/Diploma/Basic Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) Cartography

(2) GIS

(3) Geography

(4) Computer Science,

(5) Electrical/Electronic Engineering

(6) Sociology

(7) Criminology

(8) Fufulde Language

(9) Arabic Language

(10) Chinese Language

(11) Kanuri Language

(12) Trade Test in Computer Appreciation

l. Veterinary Assistance/Tech: ND Animal Health and relevant veterinary related fields.

m. Languages: NCE French, Mandarin, Russian and Arabic.

n. Education: Must have NCE Certificates from any recognised training institution in Nigeria in any of the following discipline:

(1) English Language

(2) Mathematics

(3) Technical Education

(4) Business Studies

(5) Fine/Cultural

14. Application Process is FREE OF CHARGE and no payment should be made at any point throughout the Exercise. For Technical Support, please call: 09064432351, 09055840142 and 07080646780 or Email: careers@airforce.mil.ng. All phone lines are available from Monday to Friday between 9:00AM and 4:00PM.

HOW TO APPLY

READ THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW BEFORE PROCEEDING

1. All interested applicants can only submit one application. Any applicant who submits more than one application will be automatically disqualified.
2. Fill Your Registration Form.
3. Submit the Form.
4. Take note of your Application Number.
5. Print Application Summary Page.
6. Your phone number and email are required for this application.
7. Download and Print Acknowledgement Cards and Attestation Cards using your Email Address and Password to log in.

APPLICATION LINK: https://nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng/

NOTE: The official application link above is not working well on Desktop/Laptop Computer, so, you have to use a Mobile Phone with access to the Internet to access it and register.