The Nigerian Army has announced a nationwide verification and screening exercise for children of personnel who died in active service, ahead of its 2025/2026 educational sponsorship programme.
In a notice released on its official X handle, the Army explained that the initiative is part of its welfare scheme designed to support families of fallen soldiers.
According to the statement, “the sponsorship is one of the welfare schemes in the Nigerian Army aimed at guaranteeing Primary, Secondary and Tertiary education for the children of personnel who died in active service.”
The screening is scheduled to take place across all six geopolitical zones between February and March 2026.
The Army said the South-South exercise will run from February 23 to 26, 2026, at the Headquarters, 6 Division in Port Harcourt, while the South-East verification will hold from February 28 to March 3, 2026, at the Headquarters, 82 Division in Enugu.
For the South-West, the process is scheduled for March 5 to 8, 2026, at the Headquarters, 2 Division in Ibadan.
The Army further noted that the North-East screening would take place from March 11 to 14, 2026, at the Nigerian Army Armour Corps Headquarters in Bauchi, while the North-West exercise is planned for March 16 to 20, 2026, at the Headquarters, 1 Division in Kaduna.
The final phase for the North-Central and the Federal Capital Territory will hold from March 23 to 27, 2026, at the Army Headquarters Command Officers’ Mess in Abuja.
The Army urged all applicants to attend the exercise with complete documentation. It stated, “Applicants are to present a handwritten letter of application containing the names of the children, admission letters including JAMB admission letter where applicable, last school report card or results, letter of confirmation of studentship, birth certificates and Part II orders of birth.”
It added that other key documents required include the deceased personnel’s death certificate, Part II order of death, condolence letter, Notification of Casualty, two recent passport photographs of both the child and the deceased soldier, as well as bank details such as BVN, a bank statement showing account name and number, and the most recent school fee receipt.
