Free Nigerian Army Recruitment Practice Test 2026
200 original aptitude questions in English, mathematics, reasoning and general knowledge: Nigerian history, the armed forces, ECOWAS and the African Union. Four 50-question mock tests. Tuned for mobile. No account needed.
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The Nigerian Army recruitment test exam at a glance
The Nigerian Army recruits soldiers through its Regular Recruits Intake (RRI) and officers through Short Service (SSC) and Direct Short Service (DSSC) courses, applied for free on its recruitment portal. It does not publish a syllabus, question count or pass mark for its written tests. For the 90th and 91st Regular Recruits Intakes (2025 and 2026), the Army said there would be no pre-selection computer-based test: shortlisted applicants were screened in their state of origin on documents, physical fitness and medical fitness (the 89th intake, in 2025, had announced one). Officer applicants go before a selection board; for Short Service Course 49/2026 it was reported to include document checks, physical, medical and academic tests and an oral interview. Candidates and guides describe written aptitude papers in English language, mathematics and general knowledge. For 91RRI, applicants needed at least four passes including English Language in no more than two sittings and had to apply through their state of origin.
Tigertest has 200 Nigerian Army recruitment test practice questions with explanations, all free with no account required.
- Run by
- Nigerian Army (recruitment portal)
- Routes
- Regular Recruits Intake, SSC and DSSC officer courses
- Pre-selection CBT
- None in the 90th and 91st intakes (the 89th had one)
- Recruit screening
- State of origin: documents, physical fitness, medical
- Officer selection board
- Documents, physical, medical, academic tests, interview (SSC 49/2026, per reports)
- Written test content
- Not published; guides say English, mathematics, general knowledge
- Pass mark
- Not published
- Recruit entry (91RRI)
- 4 passes incl. English, 2 sittings max; NIN and BVN
- Tigertest mock tests
- 4 x 50 questions, 70% target
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow the Army's 91RRI (2026), SSC 49/2026 and DSSC 29/2026 notices as reprinted in Nigerian news and job listings, checked November 2026; the portal itself could not be loaded. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with Nigerian Army recruitment portal.
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Five training sets cover English language, mathematics, verbal and logical reasoning, Nigerian history, and the armed forces with Africa and ECOWAS. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Full Mock Tests
Four 50-question tests that together cover all 200 questions, with a 70% target. No question repeats across tests, and every answer explains the working or the rule and the common wrong pick.
Built on What Army Aptitude Tests Cover
The Nigerian Army does not publish a syllabus, a question count or a pass mark for its written tests, and the latest recruit intakes have had no pre-selection computer-based test. Candidates and guides describe English, mathematics and general knowledge papers, so Tigertest covers those at secondary-school credit level, plus reasoning, with general knowledge drawn from fixed facts: Nigerian history to 1963, the armed forces, and Africa, ECOWAS and the African Union. The weights below are Tigertest's own.
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1. Get the arithmetic fast and sure
Percentages, ratios, fractions, speed and time, and the 24-hour clock are the arithmetic this practice leans on most. Learn the methods until you no longer need to think about them, and check each answer against a rough estimate before you move on.
2. Fix the common English errors
Many wrong options are everyday mistakes: "congratulate for" for "congratulate on", "lives here since 2019", "isn't it" as a tag after "you are", "advices" and "equipments". Read each option aloud in your head and ask which one a careful writer would use.
3. Know your Army and your history
Learn how the Nigerian Army began, where recruits and officer cadets train, the order of ranks and units, the key dates from amalgamation to independence, and how ECOWAS and the African Union work. These are fixed facts, so every hour you spend on them pays off.
4. Prepare for screening too
The written test is only one stage. Bring every document your intake's notice lists, train for the physical fitness test, and follow only the Army's official portal and announcements: applications are free, and anyone asking for money to secure a place is not from the Army.
Nigerian Army Recruitment Test Frequently Asked Questions
Is there a computer-based test in Nigerian Army recruitment?
Not for recruits in the latest intakes. The Army's notices for the 90th and 91st Regular Recruits Intakes (2025 and 2026), as reported in the news, said there would be no pre-selection computer-based test: shortlisted applicants were screened in their state of origin (documents, physical fitness and medical checks). The 89th intake notice of April 2025 did announce a pre-selection CBT, so the format changes from one intake to the next. Officer applicants (Short Service and Direct Short Service) go before a selection board; reports on the board for Short Service Course 49/2026 listed document checks, physical, medical and academic tests and an oral interview. Read the notice for your intake on the Army's recruitment portal.
What is on the Nigerian Army aptitude test?
The Army does not publish a syllabus or a question count. Candidates and guides describe multiple-choice papers in English language, mathematics and general knowledge, sometimes with reasoning questions. Tigertest covers all of these: grammar, vocabulary and idioms, arithmetic, algebra and statistics, number series and coding, Nigerian history to independence, the armed forces, and Africa, ECOWAS and the African Union.
What is the pass mark?
The Army does not publish one, and selection also depends on screening, fitness, medical results and the number of places for your state. Tigertest's mock tests are 50 questions with a 70% target (35 of 50). Aim higher than that in practice so you have a margin on the day.
Who can apply to join the Nigerian Army as a recruit?
For the 91st Regular Recruits Intake (2026), applicants had to be single, Nigerian by birth, hold a NIN and BVN with matching details, have at least four passes including English Language in WASSCE, GCE, NECO, NABTEB or NBAIS in no more than two sittings, apply through their state of origin and meet the height standard (1.68 m for men, 1.65 m for women). Reports gave the age limits as 18 to 22 for non-tradesmen and women and up to 26 for tradesmen and women, who also need a trade test or City and Guilds certificate. These rules are set in each intake's notice, so check the current one.
Are these the real Nigerian Army test questions?
No. Every question is original, written by Tigertest to test the same English, mathematics, reasoning and general knowledge, without copying any past question. Tigertest is free practice and is not affiliated with the Nigerian Army or the Ministry of Defence. Applications are free and made only through the Army's official recruitment portal.
Nigerian Army recruitment test sample questions and answers
6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.
1. Lake Kariba, one of the world's largest man-made lakes, lies on the border between:
- A.Mozambique and Malawi
- B.Zambia and Zimbabwe
- C.Ghana and Togo
- D.Kenya and Uganda
Answer: B. Lake Kariba was formed by the Kariba Dam on the Zambezi River, which was completed in 1959. It lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe.
2. Evaluate 0.6 × 0.45:
- A.2.7
- B.0.027
- C.1.05
- D.0.27
Answer: D. 6 × 45 = 270, and the two numbers have three decimal places between them, so 0.270 = 0.27. 1.05 is the sum, not the product.
3. The Nigerian Navy traces its beginning to the Nigerian Naval Force set up in:
- A.1956
- B.1964
- C.1960
- D.1914
Answer: A. The Nigerian Naval Force was formed in 1956 and became the Nigerian Navy. The Nigerian Air Force was established in 1964.
4. Which sentence uses the reflexive pronoun correctly?
- A.Musa and Bola helped themself.
- B.Musa and Bola helped their selves.
- C.Musa and Bola helped themselves.
- D.Musa and Bola helped theirselves.
Answer: C. The reflexive pronoun for "they" is "themselves". "Theirselves" is not standard English.
5. Which European explorer died on the River Niger near Bussa in 1806?
- A.Hugh Clapperton
- B.Heinrich Barth
- C.Mungo Park
- D.Richard Lander
Answer: C. Mungo Park drowned at the Bussa rapids during his second Niger expedition. Clapperton died near Sokoto in 1827.
6. Simplify (x³ × x⁵) / x²:
- A.x⁶
- B.x¹⁰
- C.x¹⁵
- D.x⁴
Answer: A. Add the powers when multiplying (3 + 5 = 8) and subtract when dividing (8 - 2 = 6), giving x⁶.
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