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{{Short description|Senior military officer college}}
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| established           = 1976
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| parent                = [[Defence Headquarters, Abuja]]
| affiliation           = [[Nigerian Armed Forces]]
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| head                  = [[Air vice-marshal]] [[Hassan Alhaji]]
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| city                  = [[Igabi]]
| state                 = [[Kaduna State]]
| province              = [[Jaji, Nigeria|Jaji]]
| country               = Nigeria
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| academic_affiliations = [[International Association for Military Pedagogy|IAMP]]
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The '''Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji''' is a training facility for the [[Nigerian Armed Forces]], including the [[army]], [[air force]] and [[navy]]. It is near the village of [[Jaji, Nigeria]], about {{cvt|35|km}} northeast of [[Kaduna (city)|Kaduna]] in the [[Igabi]] Local Government Area (LGA) of [[Kaduna State]], [[Nigeria]]. It is currently headed by [[Air vice-marshal|Air Vice Marshal]] Hassan Alhaji.<ref name="afcsc">{{cite web|url=http://www.afcsc.mil.ng|title=Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji|publisher=Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji|access-date=2021-05-02}}</ref>
==History==
The Armed Forces Command and Staff College opened at Jaji in May 1976, giving two senior officers' courses. In April 1978, the college was expanded when the Army Junior Division was established to conduct courses for Captains in the [[Nigerian Army]].<ref name=afcsc/>
A Demonstration Battalion, the Army School of Artillery, and armor support from a composite armored battalion in Kaduna were also located at Jaji.
In September 1978, with the opening of the air faculty, Jaji was redesignated the Command and Staff College. The Navy Faculty was established in September 1981, assembling all senior military divisions in one campus. By 1986, 1,172 officers had graduated from Jaji's senior divisions, and 1,320 from the junior divisions.<ref name=lcong>{{cite web
|url=http://www.country-data.com/cgi-bin/query/r-9466.html
|title=Nigeria - Training
|publisher=Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress
|access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref>
The original senior officers' courses were based on a curriculum derived from that of the British Army [[Staff College, Camberley]], and the college establishment was assisted by an advisory team from the [[British Army]]. The successor to the advisory team, the Joint Warfare Advisory Team, remained until October 1988.<ref name=lcong/>
In September 2005, United Kingdom Armed Forces Minister [[Adam Ingram (Labour politician)|Adam Ingram]] visited Jaji and announced that an extra 200,000 UK pounds would be allocated to assist training of over 17,000 Nigerian troops as peacekeepers in Africa.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.operations.mod.uk/africa/newsItem_id=3565.htm
|title=PRESS NOTICE: UK trains an extra 17,000 Nigerian peacekeepers
|date=20 September 2005
|publisher=UK Ministry of Defence
|access-date=2009-11-18
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100324033411/http://www.operations.mod.uk/africa/newsItem_id%3D3565.htm
|archive-date=24 March 2010
}}</ref>
In November 2006, the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]] of the United Kingdom visited Nigeria and inspected soldiers at Jaji.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/newsandgallery/gallery/the_prince_of_wales_visits_nigeria_2134327341_242448219.html
|title=The Prince of Wales visits Nigeria
|date=29 November 2006
|publisher=Prince of Wales
|access-date=2009-11-18}}</ref>
==Courses and facilities==
In order to achieve its mission, the college runs three courses, namely:
* Senior Course for [[Major (rank)|Major]]s and their equivalent,
* Junior Course for [[Captains Regent|Captains]] and their equivalent, and
* Staff Duties Course for Senior NCOs ([[Non-commissioned officer|Non Commissioned Officers]]) of the 3 Services. The Senior Divisions of the Land, Maritime and Air Warfare Departments conduct a one - year joint course per academic year for the officers of the rank of major or its equivalent.
The Junior Courses of the three departments conduct two 20-week courses for officers of the rank of captain in the Army or its equivalent in each academic year. Successful students are awarded Pass Staff Course (psc) and Pass Junior Staff Course (pjsc) at the end of the Senior and Junior Courses respectively.<ref name="afcsc" />
==Notable staff==
*[[Abdulmumini Aminu]], governor of [[Borno State]]
*[[Azubuike Ihejirika]], former  [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]
*[[Dan Archibong]], former military governor of [[Cross River State]]
*[[Dele Joseph Ezeoba]], former [[Chief of Naval Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Naval Staff]]
*[[Emmanuel Acholonu]], later administrator of [[Katsina State]]
*[[Gideon Orkar]], leader of the April 1990 coup
*[[John Mark Inienger]], commander of [[ECOMOG]] in [[Liberia]]
*[[John Nanzip Shagaya]], later a Senator
*[[Joshua Anaja]], former military governor of [[Plateau State]]
*[[Martin Luther Agwai]], Chief of Army Staff
*[[Tukur Yusuf Buratai]], [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]
*[[Sani Bello]], governor of [[Kano State]]
*[[Suraj Abdurrahman]], Command Officer in Charge of the [[Armed Forces of Liberia]]
*[[Alwali Kazir]], [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]
*[[Phillip Ayeni|Oladipo Philip Ayeni]], former Pioneer military governor of [[Bayelsa State]]
==Notable alumni==
*[[Azubuike Ihejirika]], former  [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]]
*[[Ibrahim Babangida]], military ruler of Nigeria
*[[Owoye Andrew Azazi]], [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] and [[Chief of the Defence Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Defence Staff]]
*[[Emmanuel Ukaegbu]], later military Administrator of Anambra State
*[[Jonah Wuyep]], chief of the Air Staff
*[[Femi John Femi]], chief of Air Staff
*[[Olagunsoye Oyinlola]], governor of [[Osun State]]
*[[Paul Obi]], administrator of [[Bayelsa State]]
*[[Abubakar Tanko Ayuba]], governor of [[Kaduna State]] and Senator
*[[Dominic Oneya]], administrator of [[Kano State]] and [[Benue State]]
*[[Amadi Ikwechegh]], governor of [[Imo State]]
*[[Tunji Olurin]], governor of [[Oyo State]], administrator of [[Ekiti State]]
*[[Lawan Gwadabe]], governor of [[Niger State]]
*[[Phillip Ayeni|Oladipo Philip Ayeni]], First Military Administrator of [[Bayelsa State]]
*[[Issah Adam Yakubu]], [[Chief of Naval Staff (Ghana)]]
==References==
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== External links ==
* {{url|www.afcsc.mil.ng/}}
* [https://www.nigerianafcsc.org/]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1976]]
[[Category:Staff colleges]]
[[Category:Military education and training in Nigeria]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Nigeria]]