NIGERIAN ARMY ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE SCREENING FOR CHILDREN OF FALLEN PERSONNEL
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
The Nigerian Army has announced a nationwide verification and screening exercise for children of deceased personnel under its educational sponsorship programme for the 2025/2026 academic session.
In a notice posted on its official X handle on Thursday, the Army said the exercise would be conducted across the six geopolitical zones between February and March 2026.
The sponsorship scheme, according to the notice, is part of the Army’s welfare initiatives aimed at guaranteeing primary, secondary, and tertiary education for children of personnel who died in active service.
The screening will begin in the South-South zone from February 23 to 26, 2026, at the Headquarters, 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
For the South-East, verification will take place from February 28 to March 3, 2026, at the Headquarters, 82 Division, Enugu, Enugu State. The South-West exercise is scheduled for March 5 to 8, 2026, at the Headquarters, 2 Division, Ibadan, Oyo State.
In the North-East, the exercise will be held from March 11 to 14, 2026, at the Headquarters, Nigerian Army Armour Corps, Bauchi, Bauchi State. The North-West screening is slated for March 16 to 20, 2026, at the Headquarters, 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Kaduna State.
The North-Central zone and the Federal Capital Territory exercise will conclude the programme from March 23 to 27, 2026, at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess, Asokoro, Abuja.
The Army urged applicants to present all necessary documents during the screening. These include a handwritten application letter containing the names of the children, admission letter (including JAMB admission letter where applicable), last school report card or results, confirmation of studentship, birth certificates, and Part II orders of birth.
Other required documents are the death certificate and Part II order of death of the deceased personnel, condolence letter, Notification of Casualty, two recent passport photographs of both the beneficiary and the deceased officer or soldier, account number details, telephone number, school fee receipt, Bank Verification Number, and a first-page printout of the bank statement showing account name and number.
For further enquiries, members of the public were directed to contact 08169355766.
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