The National Defence College (NDC) is the apex military training institution for the Nigerian Armed Forces, and a Centre of Excellence for peace support operations training at the strategic level in West Africa. It was established in 1992 as the highest military institution for the training of senior military officers in Nigeria.
Since the Nigerian Armed Forces had long established a strong tri-service military training heritage with the establishment of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, for cadet training, and the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC), Jaji, for middle level staff training, it was appropriate and cost effective to continue the tradition by establishing the new strategic level military institution, the National Defence College, on a tri-service basis.
The NDC started operating from a temporary site at the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs building at the Marina, Lagos. In August, 1995, the College was moved from Lagos to Abuja (the new Federal Capital), to yet another temporary site located at Herbert Macaulay Way (North), adjacent to the prestigious International Conference Centre. Plans are underway to relocate the College finally to its permanent site in Piwoyi, along Airport Road, Abuja (FCT).
The then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Sani Abacha, inaugurated the NWC Course 4 on 14 September, 1995, to herald the movement of the College to its new temporary site.
Core Values
- Excellence
- Courage
- Patriotism and
The National Defence College provides the highest level of formal military education.
Our Mission Statement: To develop future strategic leaders sufficiently equipped with Ihe requisite knowledge and analytical skills necessary to harness the instruments of national power in a dynamic defence and security environment.
Our Vision Statement: To be a global centre of excellence for educating potential strategic leaders in a dynamic world.
Our Objectives
- Study the socio-economic and political environment of Nigeria and its impacts on national security and development.
- Understand the role of science, technology and innovation in national security and development.
- Examine Nigeria’s foreign policy and dynamics of international relations as they impact on national interest.
- Understand the fundamental concepts and processes of national security decision making.
- Develop an in-depth understanding of elements of national power and its impact on Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.
- Proffer policy recommendations on issues that border on national security and development through analyzing and assessing contemporary and future challenges.
- Undertake advanced academic research at national strategic policy levels.
- Forge collaboration with national, regional and international partners and similar institutions.
For more info, please visit www.ndc.gov.ng
