Nigerian Army Holds Captain-to-Major Examinations

By Olusegun Folarin

286 officers of the Nigerian Army are taking part in the Captain to Major Practical Examination to test their present level of proficiency and assess their capability to undertake higher responsibilities. 

At the opening ceremony for the exercise in Abeokuta, Ogun State, the Examination President and Commander, Training and Doctrine Command of the Nigerian Army, Major General Kelvin Aligbe said the assessment was necessary in view of global security challenges.

The opening ceremony, held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta featured an interactive session among the stakeholders. 

Addressing the candidates, the Examination President and Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Major General Aligbe charged them to focus on the task of passing the examination to consolidate their career.

He advised the officers to approach the examination with all sincerity of purpose, saying that cheating and other examination malpractice would not be allowed.

Major General Aligbe explained that the candidates would be assessed in various areas, including tactics and low-intensity conflicts, map reading, logical reasoning and communications, as well as mental and physical fitness.

The Examination President, who identified terrorism and insurgency as current security issues affecting the world, said the Nigerian Army was committed to combating the challenge.

Earlier, the General Officer Commanding, 81 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Muhammed Usman, had explained that the examination was meant to broaden the candidates’ knowledge and understanding of various aspects of military operations with emphasis on Counterterrorism and Counter Insurgency Operations.

Major General Usman gave the assurance that adequate administrative and logistic arrangements had been made to ensure the successful conduct of the examination.

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