Abuja, Nigeria – The Ministry of Defence has announced the commencement of applications for limited vacancies for Housemanship/Internship positions at various Nigerian Armed Forces Reference Hospitals. Interested candidates are invited to apply online for the 2025/2026 session in the following fields:
Participating Institutions
Nigerian Army
- 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Kaduna (NARHK)
- 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital Yaba (NARHY)
- Military Hospital Lagos (MHL)
- Nigerian Army Command and NAOWA Hospital Abuja
- Defence Reference Laboratory Abuja
Nigerian Navy
- Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Ojo, Lagos
- Nigerian Navy Reference Hospital Calabar, Cross River
Nigerian Air Force
- 063 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Abuja
- 461 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Kaduna
- 661 Nigerian Air Force Hospital Ikeja
The applicants should apply in the following fields:
- Medical House Officer
- Dental House Officer
- Pharmacy Interns
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Physiotherapy/Medical Rehabilitation
- Optometry Interns
- Nursing Interns
- Dental Therapy Interns
- Dental Technologists Interns
- Radiography interns
REQUIREMENTS
Candidates applying for the Housemanship/Internship must possess the following;
i. Medical Doctor
- Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or its equivalent from a recognised institution
- Provisional Certificate of Registration with the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria
ii. Medical Laboratory Scientist
- Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Scientist (BMLS) or its equivalent from any recognised institution
- Provisional Licence from the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria
iii. Physiotherapy/Bachelor of Medical Rehabilitation
- Bachelor of Physiotherapy or its equivalent from any recognised institution
- Provisional practising licence from the Medical Rehabilitation Therapists Board of Nigeria
iv. Optometry
- Doctor of Optometry and its equivalent from accredited institutions for Optometrists
- Provisional practising licence from the Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Registration Board of Nigeria
v. Radiography
- BSc Radiography/Brad or its equivalent from an accredited institution for Radiographers
- Provisional practising licence from the Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria
vi. Nursing
- Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNS) or its equivalent from any recognised institution
- Provisional Certificate of Registration from the appropriate Nursing/Midwife Council
METHOD OF APPLICATION
- Applicants are to visit the Ministry’s website at www.defence.gov.ng to apply online while indicating their interest in where they want to do their one-year mandatory Internship in the Services indicated above
- Applicants are advised to upload copies of their credentials after filling out the form online
- Applicants are to check through their application for necessary corrections before submission as corrections cannot be made after submission of the application
- Applicants are to submit their application after satisfactorily filling out the application form
- Applicants are to print a summary of the application form and come along with it with their credentials for screening
- Applicants should always check their email or valid phone number given during their application for any update on the date of the screening/interview exercise
Successful candidates will be expected to work at all the Nigerian Armed Force Reference Hospitals in Nigeria, all for the period of one year. House Officers/Interns would be paid salaries according to the current scale approved by the Federal government.
During this period, House Officers/Interns are expected to work under appropriate consultants/specialists and abide by civil service regulations as well as the ethics governing individual conduct in their professions.
Applications close soon and prospective applicants are encouraged to apply promptly.