Nigerian Navy Resumes Recruitment Exercise Seven Months After Suspension

The Nigerian Navy will resume online registration for the suspended 2020 Recruitment Exercise, the force has said.

The announcement comes seven months after the Navy suspended the exercise in April due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

The Navy in a statement on Wednesday said the exercise would last two weeks from November 5 to 18.

The force said interested candidates are to apply online at www.joinnigeriannavy.com. Applicants are advised to apply once as multiple applications/registration will be disqualified.”

The Navy noted that applicants who have already registered before the suspension should not apply again to avoid disqualification.

The Navy said, “On submission, applicants are to print out copies of the completed Application Forms together with Applicant’s Declaration and Certification by Parent/Guardian Form, Local Government Area Certification Form, Police Certification Form and Guarantor Form. Applicants are to come to the designated examination and recruitment centers with copies of their online completed Forms. The online registration is free of charge.”

On the qualification requirement, the Nigerian Navy said applicants must possess a minimum of 5 credits in not more than 2 sittings in WASCE/SSCE/GCE/NECO/NABTEB, adding that English and Mathematics were inclusive.

The force said applicants must be Nigerian by birth, adding they must also be between the ages 18 to 22 years or 18 to 26 years for those with ND, NCE, Nurses and Motor Transport Department.

The Navy said, “Applicants with qualifications higher than those specified in the Guidelines should not apply. Applicants must be single, must not be less than 1.69m tall for males and 1.65m for females. Applicants must read the detailed instructions at www.navy.mil.ng.”

“Applicants are further advised in their own interest not to give any form of gratification or inducement to any person or group of persons to assist them on the recruitment exercise. Any applicant who falsifies or forges his/her documents and is discovered at any time will be handed over to the appropriate law enforcement agency for prosecution,” the force added.