NAF invites successful candidates for BMTC 46/2025 selection interview

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has announced that candidates who passed its 2025 Zonal General Aptitude Test have been invited for the Selection Board Interview for recruitment into the Basic Military Training Course (BMTC) 46/2025.

The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame.

According to the statement, the list of successful candidates has been published on the official recruitment portal, nafrecruitment.airforce.mil.ng/updates/, while the interview exercise is scheduled to hold at the Nigerian Air Force Base, Kaduna, from April 27 to June 13, 2026.

“The Nigerian Air Force hereby notifies the general public that candidates who were successful in the Zonal General Aptitude Test conducted across 15 NAF Bases on 5 December 2025… are invited to attend the Selection Board Interview for Trades and Non-Tradesmen and Women into BMTC 46/2025,” the statement read.

The Air Force directed shortlisted candidates to report strictly according to their assigned batch schedules, warning that failure to comply would lead to disqualification.

“All shortlisted candidates are required to report strictly in accordance with their assigned batch schedule… Candidates who fail to report on their designated dates will forfeit the opportunity to participate in the Selection Board Interview,” it stated.

The NAF also reiterated that the recruitment exercise is free of charge and cautioned applicants against making any form of payment.

“The Nigerian Air Force wishes to emphasise that the entire recruitment process is completely free of charge, and candidates are strongly advised not to make any payment at any stage of the exercise,” it added.

The development follows the Zonal General Aptitude Test conducted in December 2025 across 15 centres nationwide, including Kaduna, Kano, Lagos, Port Harcourt, Enugu, Maiduguri and others, with over 20,000 applicants participating.

The Air Force said the exercise is part of efforts to ensure fairness, transparency and merit-based recruitment into the service.