Candidates are advised to read the following instructions thoroughly before completing the Nigerian Navy online Recruitment Form. Any incomplete or wrongly completed Form will be rejected and will not be processed.

See also: Nigerian Navy List of Shortlisted Candidates – PDF Download

The requirement for Nontrademen/women

• Applicant must have SSCE or NECO or NABTEB with at least five (5) credit including Mathematics and English language
• Age 21-22
• Bank Verification Number (BVN)
• National identification number (NIN)
• Certificate of Origin
• Birth Certificate

Tradesmen and Women

• Applicant must have SSCE or NECO or NABTEB with at least five (5) credit including Mathematics and English language
• NCE or OND or Trade Test
• Age 22 – 25
• Bank Verification Number (BVN)
• National identification number (NIN)
• Certificate of Origin
• Birth Certificate

Nigerian Navy Recruitment 2022 NNBTS Batch 33 Begin / Register Now:

Nigerian Navy  Positions:

A 1 – Marine Engineer Artificer (MEA)
A2 – Weapon Electrical Artificers (WEA)
A3 – Aircraft Engineering Artificers (Airframe Engine) Qualification
A4 – Aircraft Engineering Artificers (Avionics & Aircraft Electrics, Electrical / Electronics) (AEA-AA/EEE)
A5 – Shipwright Artificers (SHIPA)
B1 – Marine Engineer Mechanics (MEM)
B2 – Weapon Electrical Mechanics (WEM)
B3 – Automobile Mechanics (AM)
C1- Communications
C2 – Computer
C3 – ICT
D1 – Seaman
D2 – Survey Recorders
D3 – Sportsmen and Sportswomen
D4 – Physical Training Instructors
D5 – Chaplain Assistants
D6 – Mosque Assistants
D7 – Firemen
E1 – Writers
E2 – Store Assistants
E3 – Caterers
E4 – Ordnance
E5 – Project Technicians
F1 – Medical Assistants
F2 – Health Technicians
G – Bandsmen
H – Drivers/Mechanics
J – Journalists
K – Nurses
N – Education

Eligibility/ How to apply

1. Applicant must be a citizen of Nigeria by birth.

2. Applicants for entry categories A5, B1, B2, B3, C1, D1, D4, D5, D6, D7, E1, E2, E3, E4, F1 and G require School Certificate and must be between the ages of 18 – 22 years by 30 June 2022. For entry categories requiring NCE, OND, Diploma, Registered Nurse/Midwife qualifications, such as categories A1, A2, A3, A4, C2, C3, D2, E5, F2, J, K and N as well as categories D3 (Sportsmen and Sportswomen) and H (Drivers/Mechanics), applicants must be between ages of 18 – 26 years by 30 June 2022. See the Educational Requirements for Entry into Each Category.

3. Applicants must not be married or have children.

4. Applicants must be free from any previous criminal conviction by a court of law.

5. Applicants with any of the following medical/physical challenges are NOT to apply: sight problem, ear problem, communicable diseases, mental problems, stammering, or any physical disability. Applicants who have tattoos are also not to apply.

6. Applicants must not be below the height of 1.69 meters for males and 1.650 meters for females.

7. Applicants are required to possess any of the following educational/professional qualifications:

a. West African Senior School Certificate Examination Certificate (not more than 2 sittings and not older than 6 years from the date of application, also applicable to sub paragraphs b – e).

b. General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level.

c. National Examination Council (NECO).

d. National Business and Technical Examinations (NABTEB).

e. WAEC City and Guilds or London City and Guild.

f. Ordinary National Diploma (OND).

g. Any other educational qualification equivalent to those mentioned above.

h. Applicants would be required to produce their primary school leaving certificate at the selection interview.

8. All applicants must indicate/provide their National Identification Number (NIN) and Bank Verification Number (BVN).

9. Applicants with other educational/professional qualifications higher than those stated in paragraph 1 (a-g) are not to apply. Applicants are warned that it is an offence to present false or forged documents for the Recruitment.

10. Certificates or qualifications not declared or tendered and accepted during the Recruitment exercise are not acceptable after recruitment and cannot be tendered for the purpose of change of department or advancement while already in the Nigerian Navy. Only qualifications obtained under proper service provisions are acceptable while in the Nigerian Navy.

11. Applicants are required to print out Applicant’s Declaration Form, Parent/Guardian Consent Form, Local Government AreaCertification Form, Police Certification Form, and Guarantors Form which must be properly completed, endorsed and presented during the interview.

12. Applicants must come to the recruitment centres with the following documents:

a. Photocopies of Birth Certificate or Age Declaration.

b. Photocopies of Credentials.

c. Duly completed Identification Form must be signed by Chairman or Secretary of the Applicant’s LGA or by an officer of the rank of Commander and above (or equivalent in the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Air Force) or Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP) and above who hails from the Applicant’s State of Origin.

d. Duly completed Parent/Guardian Consent Form signed by Applicant’s Parent or Guardian.

e. Four (4) passport photographs duly signed and stamped at the back by (c) above.

f. Candidates are to bring the scratch cards of their WAEC,GCE, NECO and NABTEB results to the recruitment centres.

14. Application Form is to be completed and submitted online.

15. Any applicant suspected or confirmed to have impersonated, falsified, forged, or presented false document(s) shall be disqualified from the Recruitment exercise and handed over to the appropriate law enforcement agency for prosecution.

16. The date for the Recruitment Examinations will be posted on the NN portal in due course.