The Nigerian Army 92RRI is a type of recruitment organized by the Nigerian Army for those who wish to join the Nigerian Army with SSCE certificate. Previously, we wrote about how to join the Nigerian Army as a graduate and that was to make it easy for graduates who wish to join the Nigerian Army.
The Nigerian Army 92 RRI is in two categories, the tradesmen and the non tradesmen. The tradesmen are those who are joining the army with trade certificate while the non tradesmen are for those who are applying with only SSCE certificate.
The tradesmen soldiers are usually deployed where they practice the trade which they are enlisted with. The non tradesmen are always deployed to combat corps in the Nigerian Army like the infantry, Armour or Artillery. You can read about the difference between tradesmen and non tradesmen in the Nigerian Army.
Before we go further to give you the requirements needed to join the Nigerian Army 92RRI, we will also like you to understand some things about the military payment. Those who join the Nigerian Army as graduates are paid higher than those who join the Army through the RRI also known as regular recruit intake. You can read about the Nigerian Army Salary 2026, Ranks and Allowance.
For those who may not be successful in this recruitment, you are advised to wait for the next recruitment or you can apply for the Nigerian Navy recruitment 2026 or the Nigerian Air Force recruitment 2026 as they are also part of the military.
Is 92RRI Form Out?
Yes, the Nigerian Army 92RRI recruitment form is currently not available for interested candidates to apply. The application portal for the Nigerian Army 92RRI recruitment will close before the end of October 2026. All the the interested candidates are to apply within the period as late entries will not be allowed. Below are the 92RRI recruitment requirements.
Nigerian Army 92RRI Recruitment Requirements
- Applicants must be Nigerian citizens by birth.
- Applicants must be physically, mentally And medically fit.
- Applicants must have finished secondary school and must present an O’Level certificate, either WAEC, NECO, or GCE.
- Applicants must provide Letter of Indigene Certificate from State House or Local Government of origin.
- Applicants must not be an ex convict. This simply means that applicants have to be free from any kind of criminal case or related crimes.
- Applicants must be between the age of 18 and 22 years at the period of applying.
- Applicants must not be less than 1.65m for males and 1.56m for females.
- Applicants must attend the state screening exercise at the candidates state of origin.
- Applicants must possess birth certificate or declaration of age from Any court in the Country.
- Applicants must have their BVN which is obtained from the bank.
General Instructions For The Nigerian Army 92 RRI 2026/2027
- Candidates are to note that there will be no Pre-Selection Computer Based Test.
- No special center for recruitment.
- There will be no Zonal Screening Exercise.
- All screening of potential recruits will be conducted at the candidates’ respective state of origin.
- Candidates are not to bring electronic or recording devices to the venue of the State Recruitment Exercise.
- Candidates are also expected to adhere to COVID-19 protocols which include regular washing of hands, use of face mask, and observing physical distance.
- Any candidate who falsifies or forges his/her results and is discovered even during training at Depot NA would be withdrawn from training.
- Candidates are advised to come with their BVN printout.
- Candidates are advised in their own interest not to give any form of gratification or inducement to any person or group of persons to assist them in the recruitment exercise.
- Candidates are advised to carefully read the instruction on the website or call the following support lines if in doubt: 070812711985 and 07041467033.
- Names of shortlisted candidates for screening would be published on the NA website for the awareness of all candidates.
- The Nigerian Army 92RRI Shortlisted candidates are to report to their respective states of origin for the screening exercise
Nigerian Army 92RRI Portal
The official portal for the Nigerian Army 92RRI is https://recruitment.army.mil.ng.
Once you apply as a candidate, you have to wait for the Nigerian Army 92RRI to shortlist the successful candidates who are to go for the next phase of the recruitment. And if you are not among the shortlisted candidates, you can’t proceed for the next round of the recruitment.
We have taken our time to explain everything you need to know about the Nigerian Army recruitment 2026 which is the 92RRI and the requirements needed. If you still have some questions to ask, you can use the comment section below.
