NI

GERI
ANDEFENCEACADEMY
ARMEDFORCESELECTI
ONBORD

I
NTERVI
EW PROCESS

(PSYCHOLOGYTESTBOOK)
WRI
TTENBYI
SOKOCHA

ARMEDFORCESELECTI
ONBOARD(
AFSB)

IsabodyintheNiger
ianDef
enceAcademywhoseaimistoselectphysical
l
yandmedical
lyfi
t
andintel
l
ectual
candi
datesf
oradmissi
onint
othevar
iousarm ofser
vicestrai
nedi
ntheNiger
ian
DefenceAcademy.TheBoadisheadedbyaonest
argeneral
,asheisr egar
dedastheBoard
chair
man.

Therear
emanystagescandi
dat
esneedt
opasssuccessf
ull
ybef
oret
heBoadf
aci
ngst
age,
thesest
agesar
e;

1.Document
ati
on

2.Cr
edent
ial
sScr
eeni
ng

4.Medi
cal
Scr
eeni
ng

5.3.
2km Race

6.Wr
it
tenTest
(Apt
it
udeTest
)

7.Obst
acl
escr
ossi
ng
8.AndLast
lyPsy
chol
ogyt
estPopul
arl
yknownasBoar
dFaci
ng.

Eachofthesest ages, mustbedoneaccordinglybefor

eanot her,successfulcandidatesatthe
Entr
anceexami nationnowknownasScr eeningtestexaminationwi l
lbeinvit
edf ortheAFSB
i
ntervi
ewwhi chisal waysheldeachy earattheAcademyol dsi t
enowknownasRi baducampus,
orPostgraduateschool .Thi
sarenaislocatedinKawo, KadunaSt ate.ArmedFor ceSel ect
ion
Boardselect
sat ot
al of1800successfulcandidat
esforIntervi
ewaf tertheEntrance
Examinati
on,whi chmeanseachst ateoftheRepubl i
cofNiger i
ahasat otal
of50successf ul
candi
datesforthei nterv
iew.

AFSBsel ect
sbestcandi datesoutoft het ot
alcandidatest hatsatforthei
nter
v i
ew,AFSB
selecti
oni sstri
ctl
yonmer i
t,everycandidateisadv i
cet opr epareverywel
lbeforegoingfort
he
entranceexami nationbecauset heent r
anceexami nationisext remelycompeti
tive,y
our
compet i
ti
oni sbetweeny ouandy ourfel
lowst ateman, soy ouar ecompeti
ngwi t
hpeoplewho
areact uall
yfrom yourstate.Inordertoper f
orm wellint heentranceexaminat
iony ouneedto
preparev erywellandifyoudi dverywel lemergingthebesti nyourdepart
ment ,
youwi l
lbe
shortl
istedfortheinterv
iew.

AFSBisv
erypr
ofessi
onali
nselect
ionofsuccessf
ulcandi
datesforthei
nter
view,t
heirselect
ion
i
sbasedoncandi
dates'
sperf
ormanceinthei
rvari
ouscoursesir
respect
iveoftheFacult
ies

FACULTI
ES,
DEPARTMENTSANDCOURSES

FACULTYOFARTANDSOCI
ALSCI
ENCE

1.
DEPARTMENTOFACCOUNTI
NG

2.
DEPARTMENTOFECONOMI
CS

3.DEPARTMENTOFGEOGRAPHY

4.DEPARTMENTOFHI
STORYANDWARSTUDI
ES

5.DEPARTMENTOFFRENCH

6.DEPARTMENTOFARABI
C

7.DEPARTMENTOFPOLI
TICALSCI
ENCEANDDEFENCESTUDI
ES

8.DEPARTMENTOFPSYCHOLOGY
Therearet
otal
ofei
ghtdepar
tment
sinthefacul
tyofArtandSocialSci
ence,
andeach
depart
menthasanumberofcandi
dat
estheyselectf
orAFSBInterv
iew

Facul
tyofArtandSoci
alSci
encesel
ect
sat
otal
of20bestcandi
dat
esatt
heent
rance
examinat
ionforAFSBI
NTERVIEW.

FACULTYOFENGI
NEERI
NGANDTECHNOLOGY

1.DEPARTMENTOFCI
VILENGI
NEERI
NG

2.DEPARTMENTOFELECTRI
CALELECTRONI
CSENGI
NEERI
NG

3.DEPARTMENTOFMECHANI
CALENGI
NEERI
NG

4.DEPARTMENTOFMECHATRONI
CSENGI
NEERI
NG

ThisFacul
tyhasaboutf
ourdepart
ment
sandusual
l
ysel
ect
s10bestsuccessf
ulcandi
dat
es
fr
om theentr
anceexaminat
ion.

FACULTYOFSCI
ENCE

1.DEPARTMENTOFBI
OLOGI
CALSCI
ENCES

2.DEPARTMENTOFCHEMI
STRY

3.DEPARTMENTOFMATHEMATI
CS

4.DEPARTMENTOFPHYSI
CS

5.DEPARTMENTOFBI
OTECHNOLOGY
ThisFacul
tyt
akesatot
alof15bestwell
per
formedcandidat
esintheentr
anceexami
nat
ionf
ort
heAFSBi
nter
view.Andt
her
ear
e
fi
vedepart
mentsint
hefacul
tyofSci
enceoftheNiger
ianDefenceAcademy.

FACULTYOFMI
LITARYSCI
ENCEANDI
NTERDI
SCI
PLI
NARYSTUDI
ES

1.DEPARTMENTOFCOMPUTERSCI
ENCE

2DEPARTMENTOFSECURI
TYANDI
NTELLI
GENCESCI
ENCE

3.DEPARTMENTOFMI
LITARYSCI
ENCE

4.DEPARTMENTOFCYBERSECURI
TY

Thisdepar
tmentdoesn'
ttakemuchofcandi
dat
esf
ori
nter
view,
thi
sdepar
tmentsel
ect
sonl
yfi
vebest
candi
datesfr
om theent
ranceexami
nati
on.

FACULTYOFMANAGEMENTSCI
ENCES

Thi
sFacul
tywasnewl
yint
roducedi
n2020Admi
ssi
onpr
ocesswi
thaboutt
woDepar
tment
swhi
char
e

1.DEPARTMENTOFLOGI
STI
CSANDSUPPLYCHAI
NMANAGEMENT

2.DEPARTMENTOFMANAGEMENTSCI
ENCES.
Thissel
ecti
onisdoneaccordi
ngt
oDefenceHeadquart
erinst
ruct
ions,
andeachstat
eisexpect
edtohave
50successful
candi
datesfort
hei
nter
view.Sot
heselecti
onisaccordi
ngt
ocandidat
es'
sdepartment
sin
thei
rvar
iousstat
es.

Aftertheshor t
li
sthasbeenpubl i
shed, candi
datesthatpar ti
cipatedintheentranceexaminati
onareto
checkt heirnamesi ntheshor t
li
stednamesofsuccessf ul candidatesforAFSBI nt
ervi
ew.Thenamesof
thoseint heli
starethesuccessf ul onesintheentranceexami nati
on,whichmeanst heydidverywelli
n
theent r
anceexami nationanswer ingabout65%- 90%oft heexami nat
ionquestionscorr
ectl
y.Oncey ou
mer i
tthechancet obesel ect
edf ortheinter
view,surel
yy ournameshal lbeamongt hesuccessful
candidatesiny ourstateshortl
istedfortheAFSBI nterv
iewbecausei tisstri
ctl
yonmer i
t,Academyneeds
thebestamongal laftertheentranceexami nati
on.

Thereisonet hingyoushoul dknowaboutAr medForceSel ecti

onBoar dI ntervi
ew.Oncey ournames
appearintheAFSBI nter
viewlistthatmomenty ourmi l
i
tarycareerjourneyst arts,soany t
hingyoustart
doi
ngf rom thatmomenty oushoul dbeextremelycareful
becauseonet hi ngcanel i
minateyoufrom t
he
i
ntervi
ewoncey ouresumef orit
.Thisstagecaresforli
feanddeat h,thismeanst hatArmedFor ce
Sel
ectionBoar dselectsthefit
testcandi
datesthatdonothav eanymedi cal orphy si
calproblem f
or
admissionthisisdonepr operlyandcarefuldur
ingtheMedi calstageofAFSBI nterviewduet othenat
ure
oftr
ainingintheAcademy .

Somanycadet sdi eaf terr eportingfort raining, i

nwhi chwhenaut opsyi sdonei twi l
lbemedi calprobl
em
eitherbl oodpr essur epr obl em ort heot her.SoAcademybr oughtt heideat hateachcandi datemustbe
medi caldiagnosepr oper lyt omakesur etheyseei fcandi datesar emedi cal
lyf orthemi li
taryAcademy
j
our ney,thosewhoar enotmedi call
yandphy sicall
yf itwill
besenthomet oav oi dunwant eddeat hduri
ng
thecour seoft raining, whichmanypeopl edon' tunder standhowi tisbeendone.Ni geri
anDef ence
Academyi sv erykindi nsel ect
ionoft heircadet sf rom f i
tt
estAFSBI nterviewcandi dates, i
facandi dat
eis
notmedi cal
lyandphy sicallyfi
t,suchcandi dateswi l
lbet ol
dt heirproblem inor derfort hem togoand
treatt hemsel vespr oper lyandr eapplyany ti
met heyar emedicallyandphy sicallyfitforthej ourneythi
s
canonl ybedonei fyouar est i
l
l withint heagel i
mi twhi chisusual l
yf rom 17y ear sto21y earsatmont hof
August .Youshoul dn'tbel ess17y earsol dorhi ghert han21y ear soldnotev enwi t
haday ,i
fsuchshould
happeny ouwi l
l defini
tel ybedi squal i
fieddur i
ngt hei ntervi
ewt hat'
si mmedi atel yafterthecr edential
scr eening.Don' tbesur prisedt hatonet hingcanel imi nateyoui fyouar enotv erycar eful.

Mostcandidatesarev eryarr
ogant ,andwantshowt hemsel veswhenoncet heyreportfortheint ervi
ew,
mindy ouAFSBi snobody '
sfather'
sper sonalbusiness,butMi li
taryGovernmentor gani
zation,whi ch
meansnobodycanbr eakt herulesgui dingtheorganizati
onnotev engener als.SoCandi datesar eadv i
sed
t
or espectthemselves,andalsoall theof fi
ci
als,mili
tar
yper sonnel orci
vil
ianper sonneltheyseear ound
t
hepr emises,i
fonlytheywantt oknowpeacei ntheAFSBI nt ervi
ew,immedi atelytheyresumef orthe
i
ntervi
ew.Not eCandidatesmi l
itar
yr ecor di
ngstartimmedi atelytheyreportfortheAFSBi nter
viewand
f
ini
sht hei
rdocument ati
onscr eening.
Her
ear
ethet
hecl
ari
fi
cat
ionsoft
hisAFSBJour
ney

REPORTI
NGDATE.

Adateisbeensetfr
om theArmedFor ceSel
ecti
onBoardf oreachbat
cht oreportf
ortheint
ervi
ew,f
irstr
eporti
ng
batchisdoneaccor
dingl
y,i
rr
espect
iveofthegroupofstates.Thi
smeansi fgroupAshouldbeinbatchAt hi
syear
nextyeargroupBwil
lbeinfi
rstbat
cht or
eportfort
heintervi
ew.Andtheyalphabet
ical
lyarr
ange.

AFSBI
nter
viewi
sdi
vi
dedi
ntot
woGr
oupswhi
char
eAandB

Gr
oupA

Thi
sGr
oupcompr
ises19st
atesoft
heFeder
ati
ont
hesear
e;

1.AKWAI
BOM

2.ANAMBRA

3.BAYELSA

4.BORNO

5EDO

6.ENUGU

7.GOMBE

8.JI
GAWA

9.KANO

10.KATSI
NA

11.KOGI

12.LAGOS
13.NASARAWA

14.NI
GER

15.ONDO

16.OSUN

17.YOBE

18.ZAMFARA

19.FCT

Gr
oupB

Thi
sgr
ouphasabout18st
ateswhi
char
e;

1.ABI
A

2.ADAMAWA

3.BAUCHI

5.CROSSRI
VER

6.DELTA

7.EBONYI

8.EKI
TI

9.I
MO

10.KADUNA

11.KEBBI

12.KWARA

13.OGUN

14.OYO

15.PLATEAU

16.RI
VERS

17.SOKOTO

18.TARABA
Thi
sisat
otal
ofThi
rt
ysi
xst
ateswhi
chwi
l
lunder
got
hei
nter
view

Eachstat
ehasthei
rAFSBnameandcandi
dat
esfrom t
heeachstat
earenamedaccor
dingt
othei
rst
ateAFSBname
toget
herwit
hthei
rser
ial
number
sint
hesuccessf
ull
istfort
hei
nter
view.

STATESANDTHEI
RAFSBNAMES

STATES AFSBNAMES

1.AKWAI
BOM. AK

2.ANAMBRA. AN

3.BAYELSA. BA

4.BORNO. BO

5EDO. ED

6.ENUGU. EN

7.GOMBE. GO

8.JI
GAWA. JG

9.KANO. KN

10.KATSI
NA. KT

11.KOGI
. KG

12.LAGOS. LA

13.NASARAWA. NA
14.NI
GER. NG

15.ONDO. ON

16.OSUN. OS

17.YOBE. YB

18.ZAMFARA. ZN

19.FCT. FCT

1.
ABI
A. AB

2.ADAMAWA. AD

3.BAUCHI
. BA

5.CROSSRI
VER. CR

6.DELTA. DT

7.EBONYI
. EB

8.EKI
TI. EK

9.I
MO. I
M

10.KADUNA. KD

11.KEBBI
. KB

12.KWARA. KW

13.OGUN. OG

14.OYO. OY

15.PLATEAU. PL

16.RI
VERS. RV

17.SOKOTO. SO

18.TARABA. TA
I
nAr
medFor
ceSel
ect
ionBoar
dInt
erv
iewcandi
dat
esar
eknownbyt
hei
rchestnumber
s

What
'sChestnumber

Chestnumberi sanumbercandi dat esfalli

nt hei
rst atef
ortheAFSBIntervi
ew.I
tiswrit
tenwithwhite
colouronbl ueclotheswhichsignifiesthecolourofAFSBdr essingcodewhichiswhiteroundneckT-shi
rt
andbl ueshort.Themomenty our esumef ortheinter v
iewyouaretotakeyourchestnumberaccordingt
o
yourser i
alnumberi nyourstate.Exampl eAN01whi chmeansAnambr anumber1andsof or
th.Thi
sis
howi tisbeenar rangedaccordinglytoav oidanymi xedupdur ingthei
nterv
iew.

ARMEDFORCESELECTI
ONBOARDSTAGES

STAGEONE

DOCUMENTATI
ON

OnAr ri
val fort heAr medFor ceSel ectionBoar dInterview, allcandidateswill beSeat ednextt oeachot her
accor di
ngt ot heirstate,theywi llseatont hegr oundf aci ngt hemi l
it
aryofficial whowi llbechargedof
searchingt heirbagst omakecandi dat esdonotsmugi nanyi ll
egalobjecti
v esanddev i
cessuchas, cell
phones, Shar pobj ects,earpi ece, radio,mp3pl ayerandot herdev i
ceswhi char epr ohibi
tedinthegr oup
duringt hisinter vi
ew.Candi dat esar et oensur et heydon' tgoi nwithanyot heroft hoset hi
ngscalledabov e
toav oidbeendi squalifi
edorat tract i
vedamaget ot hedev iceespeciallycellphones.Af teryouhav ebeen
searchedpr operly,youwi llbedi r
ect edt oanot herlinewher eoffi
cial
swhoar einchar geof
candidat esaskedt osayy ournamet hent heNDAof f
icialswhoar einchargeofCandi date'
sNDA
document al fil
esaccor di
ngt ot heirst ates,allt
her epor tedst ate'
snameswi llbewr i
tt
enonpapert hent ag
i
tont hef r
ontt ableofeacht heof ficialsar einchar geaccor dingtothest ates, socandi datesaretosear ch
fortheirst ateandf oll
owt hei nstruct i
onwhi chi scandi dat esmustseatont hegr oundandwai tfort heir
turnfort hedocument ati
on.

DOCUMENTATI
ONPROCESS

Allcandidateswil
lbeseatednextt oeachotheront hegr oundaccordingtotheirstat
es,inthisprocess,al
l
theofficial
sinchar
geoft hisprocesswi l
lhavet heshortli
stedli
stofsuccessfulcandidatesfortheAFSB
Int
erview, i
nwhicheachcandi datewi l
lbeaskedt osayhi sorhernamesandal socheckhi sorhernames
i
nt helistthenshowittotheof fi
cials,
theoffi
cialswil
l t
henaut hori
sethem topickabl uecolouredclothe
containingnumbers(chestnumber )accor
dingt otheirseri
alnumber sintheli
standt heyareexpectedt o
weart heclothcont
aini
ngt heirchestnumberi mmedi atelytheypickitandthat
'st heywillconti
nue
wearingi tti
l
laft
erthei
nterviewbecauset hat'
st hei
ridentit
y,aftert
hattheoffi
cial
swi llr
ecordeach
Candidate'
schestnumberi nthefil
ewhi chcarr
yallthei
rrequiredcr
edent
ial
sandev eryacti
vi
tytheywill
undergodur i
ngthi
sintervi
ew.Af t
erthatsecondstageoft hedocumentat
ionscreeni
ng,anotherstagewil
l
beintroducedtoeverycandidat
ewhohasf ini
shedthef i
rstandsecondstages.Thethir
dstageis
regist
rati
on,al
lcandi
dateswi l
lbetoldtopayasum oft wothousandfi
vehundrednaria(N2,
500)this
moneyi stousedt overi
fycandidatesresul
tsonli
net oseeiftheycamefortheint
ervi
ewwi t
haut hent
ic
result
s.

REGI
STRATI
ON

Candidateswil
ll
ineupaccordingwit
hthei
rN2,
500andacknowl
edgementformtoshowtheywere
actuall
ycamef orthei
nter
view.Theywil
lbedi
rect
edt
opayandsignthei
rsignat
uresi
nthefor
m usedt
o
recordthei
rpayments.

ThenAfterTheRegi
strat
ion,
thoset
hroughwit
hall
thedocumentat
ionst
ageswi
l
lbemar
chedt
otheDr
il
l
ShedwhereCredent
ial
sScreeni
ngandAssessmentwil
ltakepl
acet
hatsameday
.

STAGE2

CREDENTI
ALSCREENI
NG

Sinceal lthosecandi dateswhohav ebeenmat chedt ot heDr il

lShe'df orcredentialsscreeninghav e
fi
nishedt hei
rdocument ati
ons,sot henalloff
icialswil
l nowcar rytheirNDAFi l
eswhi chhast heir
post cardphot ograph,names, chestnumber s, Arm ofser v
ice,courses, StateandLocal gover nment
areaont hefil
es,thef i
leswillbemov edanotherOf fi
cialsi ntheDr i
llShedmai nl
yMi l
i
t ar
yOf fi
cer s
highestr ankisCapt aininAr my ,
Squadr onLeaderi nAi r
f orce,andCommanderi nt heNav y
.These
i
nt ell
igentOf f
icer
swi llassessal lcandi
datescr edenti
alssuchasNDAacknowl edgementf orm,
Par entsandguar diansf orm,Local governmentat testationf orm,Birt
hcer t
ifi
cateorDecl arationof
Age, Firstschool l
eav i
ngcer t
if
icateandt heprimar yschool testi
moni al,Secondar yschool cert i
fi
cate
Educat ionResul t
swhi char eNeco, Waec, NabteborGce, andt hesecondar yschool testi
moni al
.All
thephot ocopi
esoft hesecr edentialsmustbesummi tedt ot hem inwhi cht heywi l
lputthem al li
nto
thecandi dat
esf i
l
esf orf i
nalcredential
sjudgement .

Allcandidatesmustal socomeal ongwi thNeco, Nabteb,GceorWaecscr atchcar dwhi chwi llbe

coll
ectedf rom them whil
ethosewhodon' thave,wil
lpayanamountofmoneyf orthescr atchcard.Then
Candidateswi ll
bei ssuedaf ormt of i
ll
.Inwhichtheywillal
lhavetowr i
tetheirnames, WaecorNeco
Exam number s,thegradestheyhav einthei
rcerti
fi
cates,Age,Jambr egi
strati
onnumber s.Andsof ort
h.
Afterwritt
ingthem, theywillthensubmi ttheform al
ongsi dewitht
hephot ocopi esoft heirCer ti
fi
catesto
AFSBst affinchar geoftheirstates.Candidatesareadv i
sedtomakesur eal l
thei rcer
tificatesare
compl et
eandAl lthei
rinfor
mat ionpr ovi
dedar ecorr
ectl
yf i
ll
edbecausethisiswher ethei rScreening
start
sf r
om.
Alltheircert
ifi
catesanddet ai
lsfrom thedayy our eportedwi l
lbedocument edint heirdif
ferentf i
lewhich
willl
aterbepassedont otheboar dcommi t
teeifyouev entuall
yscal ethr
oughal ltheel i
minationst ages
successf ul
ly.Fewday saf t
ert hecredentialscreeningisdoneal lcandidateswi l
lbeassembl edi nthe
paradegr oundt ocalloutthosewhodi dn'tmeetupt her equir
ement saccor di
ngt heircredentials,
thereafteral
l t
hosewhof ailthewi l
lbeel i
minatedi mmedi atel
yafterthecr edent
ialsScr eeni
ngResul thas
beencal led.Sot hosef oundgui l
tywitht hei
rCer t
ifi
cateswi l
lbesentbackhome.Thi sishowt he
processesar e,verydiffi
cultandsi mpley ouonl yyoudot her i
ghtthingsatt heri
ghtt ime.Immedi atel
y
afterthecredentialscreeningt henextst ageisMedi calscreening.

STAGETHREE

MEDI
CALSCREENI
NG

Candi
datescall
thi
sstageALMI GHTYREMOVAL, becausethi
sstageiscapableofromovingallt
he
candi
datesi
nast at
eiftheyarenotmedicall
yandphy si
call
yfit
.Inthestagether
ealotofmedicaltestt
hat
wil
lbeconductedoneverycandidatet
oavoidcarryi
ngalongcandidatesthathavemedical
problems
whichmayleadtodeathinthecourseoftrai
ning.

1.
TheB.
PTest
(Bl
oodPr
essur
e)

Isthepressureoft
hebloodi
nthecir
cul
ator
ysystem,of
tenmeasur
edf ordi
agnosi
ssincei
tis
closelyr
elat
edtothef
orceandrat
eofthehear
tbeatandthedi
ameterandelast
ici
tyoft
he
arter
ialwall
s.

"
hear
tfai
l
ureiscommoninpati
entswit
hhi
ghbl
oodpr
essur
e"SoNDAwoul
dn'
tal
l
owsucht
hing
t
ohappentoanyoft
hei
roff
icercadet
s.

PROBLEMSOFBLOODPRESSURE

Ar
e;Hi
ghbl
oodpr
essur
eandl
owbl
oodpr
essur
e.

HI
GHBLOODPRESSURE.

I
sacondi
ti
oni
nwhi
cht
hef
orceoft
hebl
oodagai
nstt
hear
ter
ywal
l
sist
oohi
gh.

Usual
l
yhyper
tensi
onisdefinedasbl
oodpr essur
eabove140/90,andisconsi
der
edsever
eift
he
pr
essurei
sabove180/120.Butint
hiscase,NDAdon'tacceptCandi
dateswit
hBPrangeabov
e
130/80orbel
ow 110/
80.Theyconsi
der
edthattobehighorlowandwhi chcannotnot
accept
edbytheArmedForceSel
ecti
onBoardduetothenatureoft
rai
ningintheAcademy
.

Sy
mpt
oms

Requi
resamedi
cal
diagnosi
s

Highbl
oodpressur
eof
tenhasnosy mpt
oms.Ov erti
me,i
funt
reat
ed,i
tcancauseheal
th
condi
ti
ons,
suchasheartdi
seaseandst
roke.Sothat'
swhyev
erycandi
dat
eneedstobe
di
agnosedBeforei
twi
l
lshow.

Tr
eat
mentconsi
stsofsel
fcar
eanddi
uret
ics

Eat
ingahealt
hierdi
etwi
thl
esssal
t,exer
cisi
ngr
egul
arl
yandt
aki
ngmedi
cat
ioncanhel
plower
bl
oodpressur
e.

Sel
f-
car
e

Physi
cal
exerci
se,St
ressmanagement,
Quit
ti
ngsmoki
ng,Homebl
oodpressur
emoni
tor
s,and
Lowsodium di
et,
eatbanana,
cucumber,
watermel
on,
andmori
ngaseeds.

2.Hei
ghtAndWei
ght

Thi
si sanothersimplebutaTechnicalst
ageoftheAFSBMedi calt
est.Thisi
swhereall
candidates'
s
HeightandWei ghtwil
lbechecked.Candidat
esthatfal
lshor
tofthi
sr equi
rementwil
lbedisqual
ifi
ed.Al
ot
ofcandidat
eswer edisqual
if
iedalsobecauseofHeightandWeight.ThisHei
ghtandWeightisuseto
cal
culateyourBMI (
BodyMassI ndex)

Themi
nimum r
equi
rmentofhei
ghtf
orBoy
sis1.
68m whi
l
eforgi
rl
sis1.
55m.

3.Dent
alTest

Thi
sisthest
agewhereCandi
dat
es'
steethwil
lbeexaminedtoseeift
here'
sanyfaul
torprobl
em i
nthem
andal
sotoseeift
heyarepr
oper
lyAr
ranged.Yourt
eethwil
lalsobeexaminedt
oknowi ft
heyarei
nfect
ed

4.Ey
esTest

Thisisthestagewher ecandidates'
sEy eswillbetestedtoknowi fy ouhaveanyEy epr obl
em.Theywil
lbe
test
edforCol ourBli
ndness,l
ongsi ghtednessAndShor tsi
ghtedness.Candi dat
esar eensur etheyr
ead
whateverlat
erthey '
reasktor eadverywel l
.Candidatesaretocalloutloudt healphabett heyseeas
i
nstruct
ed.Candi datesar
eexpect ednott oall
owf eartodepri
v etheirchanceofpassi ngt hateyest
est
,for
anytesttheyfaili
nthisstagewi l
lbeusedt odisquali
fythem aftertheMedi calscreening.

5.Phy
sical
Medi
cal
checkup
Inthisstagecandi dateswi l
l becal l
edt oar oom i ndiv i
dual l
yori ngr oup,hereal lthecandi dateswhohav e
beencal l
edi ntot hepar t
icularroom wher emedi calpr actioner swi llbepresentt oexam eachcandi date'
s
phy si
calfit
ness,mal ecandi dat eswi l
lfacemal emedi cal pr act i
oner swher et heirtest i
swi llbecheckedi f
theyar ecompl ete, t
hesamepr ocessappl i
cablef emal ecandi dat es,inAFSBMedi cal nothingi shi dden,
becauseany thi
ngy outrytohi dewi llber evealedwi thmedi cal faci l
iti
esint heAcademy .SoAFSBMedi cal
screeningtesti s100%accur ate.Othert hingswi llalsobecheckedpr oper l
ysuchasf latfoot ,pil
e, Forpile:
candidateswi llhav etoopent heiranust henbenddownandcoughv erywel l,ifyouranusi scomi ngout
whi l
ecoughi ngt heny ouhav epi l
e.Theywi l
lalsocheckf orTat toosl i
kethosecandi datest hatlikef ashion
i
ncasey oual ldon'tknow, i
fsuchshoul dbef oundony ourski ndi squalif
icationi swai ti
ngf ory ouatt he
endoft hemedi cal,evenast it
chcandi squal i
fyacandi dat e, soCandi dat
eshav et obev erycar eful the
kindofact i
vitytheyexposet heirbodyt o, candidates'schestwi llalsobemeasur ed, Klegs, andany
surgicalScarsormar ksandot herabnor mal i
tyiny ourbody .Ifi tiscriti
caly ouwi llbedi squalifi
ed
i
mmedi atel
yaf terthemedi cal screening.Thi sstagei soneoft hehar destanddi ffi
cul tstageofAFSB
Intervi
ewt oscal ethrough.Onl ythef i
ttestwi l
lbesel ectedaf tert hemedi cal screeni ng.

6.El
ect
rocar
diogr
aph(
ECG)

Inthi
sv erystage,somemedi calelectri
calwireswi l
lbeplacedoncandi dat
es'schestast heyli
edownon
amedi calbed, placeont hesurfacepar toftheirheart
,itwil
lalsobepl acedont heirlegsandhands.Then
themachi newi l
lstartreadingtheirheartratesandt hepulsesint hei
rbody .Theessenceoft histestisto
checkiftheirisheartfuncti
oningv erywellandi fthei
rbreathi
ngr atei
sabsol utelynormal.Thistestisver
y
cri
ti
calbecauset her esul
tishardlytemper edwi th.Yourgodfathercan'tdoany thinghereifyouhav eany
heartproblem soi ti
sv er
yadv i
sablet hatcandidatesdot hetestbeforegoingonwar d.

7Bl
oodAndUr
ineTest

Asmapl eofcandidat
es'sbloodandurinewill
becoll
ectedbyNDAMedi calLaborat
oryScient
ist
sfor
l
aboratorytest
.Thepurposeoft hi
s,i
stocheckcandidates'
sBloodgroup,Hepatit
isB,genoty
pe,HIV
stat
us,yoursugarLevel
,ifcandi
datesaresmokers,drugaddict
sandanyot herBloodrel
ateddiseases.
Thisst
agei salsover
yvitalandcri
ti
calbecausecandi
datescan'tpr
edicti
ftheirbl
oodandur i
neis
completelypur
eandnor mal att
hatmoment .

8.X-
Ray

Thisisthestagewher eCandidat es'schestandbonewi ll

beexami nedi nor
dert oseei ftheirbonesar ein
goodst r
uctureandalsot hei
rthor acicregi
onwhi chmakesupt hechesti si
nt hepr opershape.
Candidateswill
bet ol
dt oBreathi nv er
ywell fortheX- raysmachi netocapturet heirthoraci
cv erywelland
thenbreathoutafterthecapture.Thi sthefinal stageoft hemedi cal
,foll
owingtheannouncementoft he
result
sfewday safter.Successful Candidat
esatmedi cal screeningthosewhoar emedi callyand
physical
lyfi
twill
becal l
edoutont hatdayofj udgement .ManyCandi dateswilll
eav etheAFSBI nterv
iew
premisesthatday,about70%orev enmoret hanoft hecandi datesthatwentf ort hemedi calwillbe
disquali
fi
eddueonemedi calprobl em ortheot herwhi chmi ghtaffectthem duri
ngt hecourseoft rai
ning
i
nt heAcademy .Afterthedisqualificat
ion,t
hoset hataremedi call
yandphy sicallyfitwil
lbesetf orthe
enduranceraceknownas3. 2km r ace.
STAGE5

ENDURANCERACE(
3.2KM RACE)

Manycandi datesarealwaysgetfr
ightenedinthi
sstagebutit'
soneofthesimpl
eststageeveronl
yifthe
Candidatesareprepar
edf ori
tandfoll
owt hepatt
ernruntherace.MaleCandi
datesar
eexpectedrunthis
racein18minuteewhilefemaleCandidatesis22minut
es.Anytimehighert
hanthanwilll
eadto
disqual
if
icat
iondependingonthenumber sofCandi
dateslef
tineachstat
e.

The3.2km r acei stodet erminehowf aryoucanendur epai nsev enwheny ouar eexhaust ed.Candi dat es
caneasi l
ymaket her aceonl yi
ftheygof orregul arroadwor k(jogging)atl eastf i
v et imesperweek
Candidatest hatalway skeepf i
twillneverhav eanypr obl em int hisst age.Candi dat eswi llbetol
dt o
completet heirracebet ween0sec- 18minsfort heboy sf orf ir
stCage, whi l
et hegi r
lsar et
ocompl etet hei
r
racewi t
hin0sec-22mi nsforfi
rstCage.Any t
imehi ght hant hist i
mewi ll
eitherpl acet hecandidatesin
secondCage, thir
dCageandFour thCage.Don' tr unt oof asti mmedi atel
yt her aceki ckoff.Trytoget
closetot hoseatt hef ronteveniftheyarerunni ngf astert hany oulikeAnt elopes, donotal l
owt hem t o
giveyoual ongspace.Cl oseyourmout hwhenr unni ngt henwheny oubegi nt ofeel heavinessiny our
heart,
huh!j ustopeny ourmout hal i
tt
lewheny ouf eel ver yveryt ir
edasi fyouwantt of ai
ntsot hatai rcan
penetratethroughy ourmout handnosei nor dert ogai napr operbr eat hing.Candi dat eswill
begi vena
yell
owpl asticcardast heyarerunningthenitwi llbecol lect edf rom them af terther ace.Thiswi l
lenabl e
them toknowi ftheyr eall
yfoll
owedt heri
ghtr out edur i
ngt her aceandt oal sopr ev entcandi dat
esf rom
usingtheshor tcut .Becausecandi dateslovethatsomuch.

STAGE6APTI
TUDETEST

Thi
sstageiswherecandi
dat
esarerequiredtowr
it
eanESSAYandalsoanswersomeObject
ivequest
ions.
Theobject
ivequest
ionsi
sarandom questi
oncomingf
rom mat
hemati
cs,Engl
i
sh,Gov
ernment,And
CurrentAffair
ssuchasf ootbal
l,
lat
estnewsandev entaboutotherfor
eigncount
ri
esandsof orthwhi
le
forothercoursesy ouwi ll
havetostudythei
rtextbooksver
ywel l
,Candidateswi
llbegi
v enasingl
e
Objecti
veanswersheetj ustli
ketheonetheyissuetothem dur
ingtheSCREENINGTestExami nati
on.
Whileaftertheirobjecti
vequesti
onsCandidateswill
alsobegivenasheetofpaperforthei
rEssaywri
ti
ng.
Youmi ghtbeaskedbyt heAFSBwi t
hthi
squest i
on"WHYDOYOUWANTTOBECOMEAMI LI
TARY
OFFICER? ,"
WHYI SNI GERIAAGREATNATI ON"Andsof or
th.Hereishowt owri
tetheEssay.

TOPI
C:WHYDOYOUWANTTOBECOMEAMI
LITARYOFFI
CER

Mi
l
itar
yist
hecombi
nat
ionoft
heAr
my,
Nav
y,Ai
rf
orce,
Spacef
orceandMar
ine.

Themili
taryi
sthegr ouporgroupsofpeoplethataregiv
enpowertodef
endacount r
y.Theyarearmed,
sotheyarecall
edthear medforces.Themili
tar
yprotect
sit
scountr
ybydefendi
ngitf
rom thearmed
for
cesofenemi es,
ifthereisawar.Themi l
i
tarycanalsobeor
deredbythegover
nmentoft hecount
ryt
o
att
ackanothercountry.Theword"mili
tar
y"comesf r
om Lat
inmil
es,war
rior
.

Mostr
ecogni
zedbr
anchesoft
hemi
l
itar
yar
eAr
my,
Nav
yandAi
rf
orce.

Army(land)–Ami
l
itar
yfor
ceofsol
dier
smai
nlyonl
andordr
ivi
ngi
nlandv
ehi
cles.Theyal
souse
hel
icopter
s.

Navy(
sea)–Ami l
it
aryf
orcethatusesshi
psandboat
s.Theyal
sosomet
imeshav
epl
anes.Peopl
eina
nav
yarecal
ledsai
l
orsunlesstheyareof
fi
cer
sorpi
lot
s.

Ai
rfor
ce(
air
)–Ami
l
itar
yfor
cet
hatusesmai
nlyai
rpl
anes.

Someti
mesthemil
it
aryhasmor
ebr
anchest
hatdomor
especi
ali
zedwor
k.Forexampl
e,i
ntheUni
ted
Stat
esandUni
tedKi
ngdom t
her
ear
e:

Mari
nes–Mili
tar
yf or
cesthatser
veonships,butar
ealsotrai
nedtof
ightonl
andwhenneeded.Their
mainj
obist
oat t
ackbylandingonenemybeaches.Theywor kcl
osel
ywithanav
y,butar
enotsail
ors.
Theymayal
sohav ethei
rownboats,pl
anes,andheli
copt
ers.
Somebi
gcountri
esevenhav
esmal
luni
tswhi
chper
for
m speci
alact
ionswhi
char
ever
ydi
ff
icul
t.Theyar
e
cal
l
edspeci
alf
orces.

AMI
LITARYOFFI
CER

Amil
it
aryoff
iceri
samemberofanarmedforceswhohol
dsaposi
ti
onofaut
hor
it
ymost
ly
commissi
onedint
otheAr
my,NavyorAi
rf
orce.

Ever
yonehassomeai mi
nt hei
rli
fetobecomesomethi
ng.Somef ailandsomesucceedinachievi
ngi
t.
Fori
nstance,
fort
hesakeofNigeri
amanyOf f
icer
ssacr
if
icedthei
rlivestoprot
ecther.Ther
efore,
ever
yoneisbornwit
hapurposeandshouldbeawareofthei
rambi t
ion.

Myai
minl
i
fei
stobecomeami
l
itar
yOf
fi
cerandt
oser
vemycount
ry.

Iwantt oname,fameormoneybutpowerf ormycount r

y.Wi thhonesty ,
Iwantt oser
vemyf at
herland
andwithloveandalsopr
aiseitev
erywhere.Beinginthemi l
i
taryi sful
l ofadventur
eswhichint
erestsme.
Mil
itar
yprotect
smanyl i
vesandwel lbei
ngofot her
s.Mili
taryaredut i
ful,al
ertandpunct
ualandItoo
possessthesequal
iti
eswhichquali
fi
esmet obecomeami l
itaryoff
icer.

Justl
i
keOffi
cers,myaiminli
feist
ohaveamottoof'doordi
e.'
IfIbecomeami
l
itar
yof
fi
cerIwi
l
lser
ve
mynationi
neverybestpossi
blewayandwi
tht
ruthandhonest
y.

Isi
ncer
elybeli
evethatbei
nginthemi l
i
tar
yisthebestthi
ngonEart
h,wit
hGodwhost r
engthensmanand
makeallt
hingspossibl
eshoul
dgr antmethestrengt
htoservemynati
onandIshal
lserv
e,respectmy
nat
ionatal
l t
imes.AndIwishtobeamongt hosemycount r
ywil
lbeproudof
.

Candidates'
sEssaymustbeagoodonewhichwi
lldescr
ibet
hetopi
ct heyar
easkedtowrit
eabout.Thi
s
toenablethem ear
nagoodmar ki
nit
.Don'
tusewordsyoucan'
ttel
lthemeaning,
justmakeissi
mpleand
meaningful,
andeasyt
or ead.

STAGE7

(
Indi
vi
dual
Obst
acl
eCr
ossi
ng)
Whatisrequi
redinthi
sstageiscandidat
es'
sEnduranceandAgil
i
t y
.Candi dat
esareadvi
sedtodr i
nk
enoughwateranddosomeexer cisesbefor
eproceedi
ngtofacethisstage.So,t
hisiswher
et hosepush
up,si
tup,pul
lupthattheyhav
ebeendoi ngwil
lbeofgreathel
ptot hem.Candidateswil
lbefacedwith10
di
ffer
entObstacl
es.

1.
Thef
ir
stonei
scol
our
edr
edwhi
chcandi
dat
eshav
etoj
umpov
erwi
thoutt
ouchi
ngi
t.

2.Thenthenextoneispai
ntedwithgreen,candi
dateshav
et ojumpt
hisonewi
thy
ourHandandLeg
t
ouchingitbecausei
tisabi
thigherthanthatoftheRedPole.

3.Thenextonboar
discr
awl
i
ngwi
thy
ourst
omachundersomeMet
alwi
re.

4.Leapingupwi t
hyourhandsandLegsinorderf
oryout
obeablet
ofl
ythef
ence(
bot
hmal
eandf
emal
e
Candidates)somecandidat
escan'
tpassthi
sstageduet
othei
rHei
ght
.

AFSBi
nstr
uct
orswi
ll
bether
etoscor
eeachcandi
dat
e'sperf
ormancedur
ingt
heseact
ivi
ti
es.Candi
dat
es
ar
eadvi
sedtomakesur
etheycr
osseachobst
acl
esuccessf
ull
y.

5.Candi
dateswi
l
lrunacr
ossashapet
hatl
ooksl
i
ket
ri
angl
emadewi
thbl
ock.Youmustensur
eyoul
and
onthegroundwi
thyourt
wofeett
oget
her
.

6.Candidat
eswi l
lalsocomeacrossanObst
acl
eweretheywil
lberequi
redt
ocrossoverwi
ththeropein
fr
ontofthem.Isveryeasytocr
oss,candi
dat
esWil
lhav
et ohol
dtheropeandswingthemsel
ftotheother
si
dewithoutyourlegtouchi
ngt
heRedropeti
edacr
osst
hepolether
e.

7.Candidateswill
comeacr ossanotherstagewhi chi
scalled"TheMonkeyHandBr idge"candidate'
s
pushwillr
eall
yhelpthem int hi
sstagebecauset heywil
lhav etocrossthemsel
fwit
ht heuseoft heir
handswithoutthei
rlegstouchi ngt
heground.Mostcandi datesalwaysfindt
hispar
tdiff
icul
ttocr oss
especi
all
ythefemal eCandidates.Candidateswil
lalsohavet oswingthemsel
vesverywellwit
hout
touchi
ngtheRedRopet iedacr ossthefi
nishpointofthi
sstage.

Candi
dat
esar
etoknowt
hatany
thi
ngRedmeansDangerorDeat
hwhi
l
etheGr
eeni
sSav
eandFr
iendl
y.

8.Candidateswil
l comeacrosstwopits,oneiswiderthant heotherone.Thewideroneisforthemal
e
candi
dateswhilethesmalleroneisforthefemaleCandi dat
es.Candidatesar
eadv i
sedtomakesur et
hey
runasfastastheycanbefor ej
umpingitespecial
lyforthosethatarenotthattal
li
nheightotherwi
set
hey
mayenduphav i
ngascr at
chorinjur
yont heirl
egs.

9.Oncecandidatesgettot
hisstagesuccessf
ull
ythey'
ret
ohav eiti
nmi ndthatt
heyareal
mostdone.
Candidateswill
comeacrosseightTunnelswhichtheywil
lhavetocrawlinsi
deandcomeoutfr
om the
other
side.Thisiswher
ecandidatesnor
mallygetst
ainedLikebeaut
if
ulbigsandalsosust
ainI
njur
yonthe
kneelorelbow.

10.Thisi
sthelaststagewhichrequi
resallt
hattheyhavebeentraini
ngthemselvesf orandthisstage
carr
ieshi
ghmar ksthanothers.Al
otofcandidat
esalwayshavepr obl
em inthi
sst ageespecial
lythe
femaleones.Welli
tsabiteasyonlyi
ftheyareconstanti
ndoingexer ci
ses.Iti
sal laboutenduranceand
brai
nworkiti
snotbymuscl esorpower .I
mmediatelyt
heygettothisstagetheyar etomakesur ethei
r
handsaretotal
l
ydried.I
ftheyarenottakeasandandr obitonyourhandsorcl eant hem ver
ywel lwi
th
cl
othf
oreasycl
i
mbi
ngandgr
ippi
ngandal
soi
nor
dert
oav
oidsl
i
pper
ywhencl
i
mbi
ngt
heLastr
ope.

Candi dateswi l
lcomeacr ossav er ytallPolewithaboutf i
vetosixr opest iedonit.Gr
aboneoft hem and
startcli
mbi ng.Theyar et
ohol dther opef ir
stthenplacetheirr
ighthandatt heupperpar tofther ope
abov etheirheadt hendot hesamet ot heirl
efthandandt henpull t
hemsel vesup.Itwill
bei nt hi
sf orm 12
3pul l
,123pul l
,thatis1(theirri
ghthandsshoul df
irstgoupwhengr abbingtheropes),2(theirlefthands
shouldf ol
low inal i
gnmentwi tht heirrighthandsplaceupwar dbef ore,then3(thenpulltheirbodyupwar d
withtheirhandshol dingtheropef ir
ml y)andwi tht
heirlegswrappingt her ope.Repeatthisprocedur eup
to8t i
mest heny ouwi l
lbev erysur pri
set oseey oursel
fatt hef
inishpoi nt.

Candidatesmusttouchorkisst
heuppercrossbarbeforecomingdownthent
heinstructor
sther
ewill
gi
vethem ful
lscor
es.Aftert
hattheycangoandt akepictur
esastheywi
shbecauseyouwi l
lbecert
if
ied
Physi
call
yfit
.Theessenceofthepict
uresar
etoremindt heact
ivi
ti
esoft
heAFSBI nt
erview.

STAGE8(
GroupObst
acl
eCr
ossi
ng)

Inthisst age,yourstatewi l
lbedi videdi ntot woOrThr eegr oupsdependi ngont hetotal numberof
candi dat eswhomadei toutfrom t heEl imi nationst age.Ther ear emanygr oupobst acl esinthef i
eldbut
youwi llonlyber equir
edt omakeuseoft hree( 3)orf our(4)ast heCasemay be.TheoneIknowofI s
Retriev ingtheRi f
fl
e,Ret r
ievi
ngt heDi amondandRet ri
vi
ngt hescr oll
.Thi s3gr oupobst aclesarev ery
techni cal soitrequi
redal otofthinkingbef or ey oucandoany thing.Youandy ourteam wi l
lbegivingjust
4mi ntseacht oReadeachandev er yobst acl epr oblem there.Thati st het hree.Buty ourgr oupwi llhaveto
fi
nishoneobst aclebeforepr oceedi ngt ot henextone.I nthisst ageaLeaderi sRequi redwhowi l
lhav et
o
givedi rect i
vesonwhoshoul dgoi nf i
rstandwhatot heractivi
ti
esot her si nthegr oupshoul ddo.The
Lightestper sonisalway sinstr
uct edtogoi n.ButmyAdv icetoy oumybr other sandsi stersisthaty ou
shoul dnotSt andthereLikeaFor biddent reewat ching.Makesur ey oudosomet hi
ngori fpossibl
et ryand
bet hegr oupleaderbecausey ouwi l
lbegi venanAddi ti
onal mar ki fy ouactasaLeaderorpar takei nthe
Activities.REMEMBERTHI S:yourFel lowSt ateCandi datei syourGr eat estEnemyasf arasAFSB
Screeni ngExerciseIsConcer nthati sj ustt het ruthEv enr i
ghtfrom t heDayy ouwr otey ourEE.Sot ryand
doal ly oucant omakeagoodpoi ntinor derf ory out ohav eahi ghChanceofbei ngSel ected.
STAGE9

MODELI
NG

Thisst
agei
salsoaver
ytechni
calstagewherecandidate'
sconf
idencewi
l
lbet
est
edt
oknowi
fyouar
e
capabl
eofbr
ingi
ngqui
cksolut
iontoapossibl
esituati
on.

Themodel ingcompri
sesofv ari
ouspopulatedandurbanizedareasinKadunaState.Andeachoft hese
townhav ether
eownv ariousprobl
emst hatmustbet ackl
edurgentlybycandi
dates.Candidateswi l
lfi
nd
dif
ferentToys,col
our
s,roadsobject
s,etcthere.Al
loftheserepresent
ingreal
li
feStatus.SuchasCar ,
boats,houses,hor
ses,donkeys,t
ri
cycl
es,heli
copter
s,humans, t
rees,ri
ver
s,Ambulanceet c.All
thesear e
foundthere.

Candidateswil
lbeinst
ructedtopickapieceofpaperf r
om ther
estpaperstherewitheachofthem
contai
ningthevari
ousproblemsofeacht owni nkaduna.Candi
dateswil
lbegi v
enjust4minutest
oread
whatisinsidet
hepapert heychoosedwhichcont ai
nstheprobl
em ofver
yar ea.Thenaft
erthat
Candidateswil
lbeinst
ructedtokeepthepaperandst epf or
war
dtoexplai
nandgi v
eapossiblesol
uti
on
totheproblem.Int
hisstageCandi dat
esmi ghtturntostammerer
swheni tcomest othi
sduet ol
ackof
confi
dence.

Allt
heprobl
emsineachoft
heTownpresentintheModel
iswr i
tt
enondi
ffer
entpaper
samongwhi ch
Candi
dat
eswill
chooseoneoft
hem wi
thoutknowingt
hepart
icul
artownt
heyareabouttochoose.

Candidatesareexpectedtounderst
andtheproblem andalsot r
yandv i
ewt hetowninthemodelasthey
arereadingitsothattheywi
llhav
eaclearunderstandingofthesituation.I
ftheycan'
tunderst
andi
tthen
thereisnowayt heycangiveanyanswertothepr oblem i
nthatcaset heywi l
lendupmessingupatthe
stage.Itrequi
resbrai
nandmindwor kthat
'swhyi tpsychol
ogicall
ystandard.

Candidat
esaretoboldt ofaceandtalktoinstr
uctorsduringt hi
sstage,y
oursenseofreasoningand
confi
dencearereal
lyneededint hi
sstage.Candidatesarenott orushtheirwor
dsasiftheyhav ehotri
ce
burni
nginthei
rmout h.Ift
heyareabletopasst hisstage!,thentheyarefull
ypr
epar
edt ofacethe
Int
ell
i
gentgeneral
sint heBoard.Aft
erthi
sst age,nextisBoar dfaci
ng,wherehi
ghrankymi l
it
aryoffi
cer
s
wil
lbepresentt
oaseachcandi dat
equest i
onspsy chologicall
y.

Thislastst ageoft heAr medFor ceSelecti

onBoar d,isverytacti
cal andsimpl etooifcandidatesprepare
verywel lf
or .Boldness, Confi
dence,andNeat nessarer eall
yneededi nthi
sst age.I
tisveryadv i
sablefor
candidatest ogot ot heinterv
iewwithfourpai rsofblueshor t
sandf ourpairsofwhit er
oundneckT- shir
ts
andt wowhi tecanv as, preser
veonepai rofblueshor tandwhi t
eT- shirtandonewhi tecanv as,don'
tbuy
Chelseabl ueshor tf orboar dfaci
ng,buyabl uemat erialandseey ourbl ueshor t
s,Candidatesaretoi r
on
theonet heywi l
l uset of acetheboardandkeepi tseparatetogetherwi ththewhi t
ecanv as.Ondayof
Boardf aci
ngcandi dat eswi l
lbecall
edaccor dingtotheirchestnumber sintheirstate.
FI
NALPSYCHOLOGI
CALSTAGE
BOARDFACI
NG

Thisthestageoff inalj
udgement ,allt
hesuccessf ulcandidatesinthepreviousstageswil
lbecalledintoa
room indi
viduall
ytoansweranor alquestionswhi chmi ghtbepsy chol
ogicalorcurr
entaff
air
squest i
ons.
BeforegoingintoCandi datesareexpect edt olookv eryneatanddecent ,Candidat
esmuststocki ntheir
shir
tsbeforegoingt ofacet heboar d.Inthatroom, therewill
bemenondi f
ferentmil
it
arycer
emoni alsuit
,
thesemenar everyint
elli
gentandt acti
calinaskingquest i
ons.Sof oracandidatetounderst
andt hem he
orshehast obebol dandf ull
ypr eparedacademi call
y.Candidateswi l
lbeaskedquest i
onsaccordingto
thei
rdepartment s.Andaf t
ert hi
sst ageCandi dateswillbeall
owedt ogobackhomeandwai tforthefinal
resul
tswhichi stheadmi ssionlist.

Her
ear
equest
ionsCandi
dat
esar
eli
kel
ytobeaskeddur
ingt
hisl
astst
age.

QUESTI
ONSCANDI
DATESI
NTHI
SFACULTYWI
LLBEASKEDANDANSWERSTOTHEM

FACULTYOFARTANDSOCI
ALSCI
ENCE

1.
DEPARTMENTOFACCOUNTI
NG

2.
DEPARTMENTOFECONOMI
CS

3.DEPARTMENTOFGEOGRAPHY

4.DEPARTMENTOFHI
STORYANDWARSTUDI
ES

5.DEPARTMENTOFFRENCH

6.DEPARTMENTOFARABI
C

7.DEPARTMENTOFPOLI
TICALSCI
ENCEANDDEFENCESTUDI
ES

8.DEPARTMENTOFPSYCHOLOGY

Candidat
esthatar
einthisdepar
tmenti
rr
espect
iveofthei
rst
ates,ar
eli
kel
ytobeasked
thesamequesti
ons,butmustbeanswer
edtacti
call
y.Ther
ewillbeachai
rinf
rontoft
he
boardmember s,Candidat
ewi l
lseatandfacet
hem.Onar r
ivalt
othisroom,looki
ng
neatanddecent.You'
retogreetthem.Goodmor ni
ngsir
s.Youwi l
lbetoldt
oseatdown.
Candidat
ewillbeaskedhisorhername, st
ateandlocal
government,andcourseof
study.Af
tert
hatthequesti
onswi l
lbegin.

Candi dat
esaret obev erycaref ulwhenanswer i
ngtheirquesti
ons,theymightbet wo
gener al
sormor ethant hatwi llaskquest i
onsatthesamet i
me, whatyoushoulddoi sto
l
istenat t
enti
vel
yandknowt hef i
rstquest i
ontobeaskedt henansweri tandafterfir
st
quest i
onthenthesecondone.Candi datesmustbev eryboldandal sosmartinthis
stage.Don'tnotuset hiswor ds" NoI deaSir"whenanswer i
ngquest i
onsinthebaor d
event houghyoudon'tknowt heanswert oquesti
ont heyask.Buttrytosaysomet hing
rel
atingtothequest i
onbeenasked.Don' tbeadump.Becauset hesearethepeopl ethat
hasthepowert odoandundoi nthisAFSBI nter
view.Theyarev er
yintel
li
gentandsmar t
,
andf oracandidatetounder st andt hem heorshehast obefull
ypreparedforthefinal
stageacademi call
y.

RememberCandidate'
sappearancetotheboardmatt
ersalotbecausemi
l
itar
yisal
l
aboutBol
dness,
Dili
gence,
Discipl
ine,
RespectandNeatness.

1.BOLDNESS

Forcandi datest opasst hrought hehar dtimei nt hemi l

itary,theymusthav ethe
boldnesst of aceanyki ndofchal lengest hatwi l
l comet heirwayany ti
meanymoment .
Beingpr esenti nt hebaor disfort hem todet ermi ney ourBol dness, asf ary ouwi thstand
chall
engesofdi ff
erentf orms, thi
swher et heyknowi fCandi datesar er eall
ypr eparedt o
j
oinanyoft heAr medf orces,heretheyseei fcandi datesar ecapabl eofengagi ngin
conser vationwi thhigherr ankymi li
taryofficersformi ssioncl ari
fi
cat i
on.Sur ely
candidat esmi ghtgetscar edseei ngthesegener als,duet heirdressing, thewayt heyt al
k,
that'
sbecauset heyar emenofdi gni t
y,theirdressingl ookssochar mi ngduet onat ure
ofclothest heyar eput t
ingon.Don' tbedecei v
edbyt heirappear ancet hosegener alsare
veryfriendly .Candi datesar eadv i
sedt obehav ethemsel v eswhent heyseet hesehi gh
ranki
ngOf fi
cer sint heboar d,theyshoul dnotal lowf eart ot akeov erthem, theyar eto
becour ageousandv erybold.Thisbol dnessi sexpect edt oshowi nal lthecandi dates
whenanswer ingt heirquestions,iftheywantt heirnamest obei nfinal li
stwhi chist he
admi ssionl ist.Don' tforgettobebol dandsel fconf idencewhenanswer ingquest ionsin
theboar d,itmat tersal ot.
2.DI
LIGENCE

Liketheysay :"
Har dwor kpay s"Tr ul
yi tpay s,candi dat esar eexpect edt obef ull
y
prepar edphy si
cal l
yandacademi call
ybef or eembar kingont heAFSBI ntervi
ewj ourney,
mi l
it
aryi sal labouthar dwor k, beinghar dwor kingi nt hemi l
it
ar ywi l
l earnsuchper son
alotofr ecommendat i
onandr espectandgoodposi tionst oo.Dur ingt hi
sinter view,
especi al
lyt hecompet i
ti
v epar t
soft hei nter vi
ew, candi dat
esneedt oputi nthei rbest
effortsiniti nordert oper for
m wel li
neachoft hest agesst art
ingf rom t he3. 2km r ace,
foll
owedbyt her est,t
hel astwhi chi stheboar df acingi st
hef inal j
udgement , hereinthe
boar dcandi dat esr ecordshav ebeenpr esent edt ot hem sot heboar dmenknoweach
candidat e'
sper formancest arti
ngf r
om t he3. 2km r acet othef inalstagewhi chModel i
ng.
SoCandi dat est hatperfor medwel lrightf rom t her acet otheboar dwi ll
bewel comed
verywel lassoonCandi datesst epi ntot heAFSBr oom, atthef inaltheyl iket oseef or
themsel vesi fwhatt heysawi nt hecandi dat es'sf i
l
ear et r
ue.Ifsuchcandi datesar eable
toanswert hequest i
onst heyar easkcor r
ect l
ywi thbol dness.Thosecandi dat eshav e
madei talready ,becausemi l
it
ar yrequi reshar dwor kingpeopl e.Ther et hosecandi dates
hav eshowedt hem t heirdili
gence, t
hatmeanst heywer ef
ul l
ypr epar edf ortheAFSB
Intervi
ewandt heyar equal i
fytobei nt heAr medf or ces

3.DI
SCI
PLI
NE

Goodmor alsmat t
eralotinthemi li
tary,mi li
taryof f
icersarehi ghl
ydi scipl
ine.People
withbadmor alscan'tbeall
owedt oj oint hemi lit
ary.Forcandi datest obesel ectedthey
hav etobedi sci
pli
ned, bei
ngselfdisciplinei sgood.Thi swher eyoudot her i
ghtthingat
thet i
me.Doi ngtherightthi
ngatt hewr ongt imei sconsi deredindiscipli
neandsuchas
attackingy ourenemi eswhent heyhav einv adedy oual ready.That '
stoshowy ouwer e
playingwhent rai
ningwasgoi ngon.I nt hemi l
itarygroundsomepl acesar erestrict
ed
forsafepur poses,andsomecer t
aint hingsar enotal l
owedi nthemi li
taryground, t
hose
thingsar etobeav oi
ded.Rulesandr egulationsar et obeobey edandf oll
owedpr operly
toav oi
dat tracti
ngpuni shment.SoCandi datesmustbesel fdiscipl
inedandofgood
conduct s.
4.RESPECT

Candidatesmustber espectf
ul,t
hebehav eCandidatesshowdur ingintervi
ewwi llbein
thei
rfil
esev eryt
hingwi l
lberecordedi nthefil
ewhichwi ll
bepr esentedt ot heboard.
Candidatesareexpect edtobeofgoodchar act
er,respecteveryoney ouseet he
i
ntervi
ewgr oupmi l
itarypersonnel,civ
ili
ansandev eny ourfel
lowCandi dat es.Inthe
mili
tar
yr espectistheonet hi
ngt hatkeepst heorganizati
ongoi ng,j
uniorsmustr espect
andobeyt heirseniors.Candi dat
esmustshowt hattheyveryrespect f
ul andobedi entby
obeyther ul
esandr egulati
onsgui dingtheinterv
iew.Innoaccount ,wil
lCandi dat
es
engageinaf i
ghtfort hatmightgett hem disquali
fi
edatbegi noratt heendoft he
i
ntervi
ew.

5.NEATNESS

I
nt hemil
itar
yNeat nessisacompulsorythi
ng,personnelmustl ookneatallt
heti
me.
Mostespeciall
yonser vi
ceunif
orm.TheNeat nessofmi l
i
tarymakesi tlooksso
beauti
ful
andf acisi
nati
ng.ThebeautyoftheNeatnessattractsmor epeopletoj
ointhe
work.So,Candidatesmustlookneatallt
hetimedur i
ngthisintervi
ew,mostespecial
ly
whengoingtof acetheBoard.

BOARDQUESTI
ONS

Onar r
ival
totheroom wherethosegeneral
swil
lbeseated.Candi
dateswillbedi
rected
toseatdownonachai r.Candi
datesareexpect
edtoseatdownconf i
dentl
y ,
wit
hout
all
owingthei
rbacktouchthechair,
candi
dateistoseatupri
ghtwithhisorherhands
rest
ingonhisorherlegs.Beboldandsmar t
.Thenki
ndlyli
stenupattent
ivel
yfortheir
questi
ons.

Thequest
ionsmi
ghtgol
i
ket
hisf
orcandi
dat
esi
nFacul
tyOfAr
tandSoci
alSci
ences.

Boar
dmember
1:Whati
syourname?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,mynamesar
eOgbonnaOl
uwasegunI
brahi
m,Si
r!
Boar
dmember1:
whati
syourcour
seofst
udy
?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,mycour
seofst
udyi
spol
i
tical
sci
enceanddef
ensest
udi
es,
Sir
!

Boar
dmember
1:Li
st,
andexpl
aint
het
hreear
msofGov
ernment

Boar
dmember2:
Whatsy
stem ofGov
ernmenti
sNi
ger
iapr
act
ici
ng?

Candidat
e:Sir
,thethr
eearmsofGov er
nmentare,
onetheLegi
slat
ure,
twot
heExecut
ive
andthreetheJudici
ary
.TheLegi
slat
urati
vear
m ofGov
ernmentistomakeandpass
l
aws

Theprimaryfunct
ionoftheexecuti
veistoenfor
celawsandtomai ntai
nlawandor
der
i
nt hestat
e.Wheneverabr eachofl
awt akespl
ace,
itist
heresponsibil
i
tyoft
he
executi
vetoplugthebreachandbringtheoff
ender
stobook.

Whi
let
heJudi
ciar
yist
oadj
udi
cat
eandt
oint
erpr
etAct
sofPar
li
amentandt
hecommon
l
aw.Si
r!

Quest
ionsNumber
2.

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Ni
ger
iai
spr
act
ici
ngademocr
ati
csy
stem ofGov
ernment
.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sthedi
ff
erencebet
weenaPol
i
tical
par
tyandaPr
essur
egr
oup?

Candi
dat
e:

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sPubl
i
copi
nion?

Candi
dat
e:

Boar
dmember
:Whenconst
it
uti
onal
i
sm sai
dtobei
nit
ssi
mpl
estf
orm?

Candi
dat
e:

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sthemai
ndut
yoft
heNat
ional
Assembl
y?

Candi
dat
e:

Boar
dmember
:HowmanyLocal
gov
ernmentAr
easar
einNi
ger
ia

Candi
dat
es:
Sir
,ther
ear
e774Local
gov
ernmentar
easi
nNi
ger
ia.Si
r!

Boar
d:Thechi
efl
awofenf
orcementof
fi
ceroft
heFeder
ati
oni
s?
Candidat
e:Sirthechi
efl
awenf
orcementof
fi
ceroft
heFeder
ati
oni
sthechi
efj
ust
iceof
theFederat
ion.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:Howmember
sdot
heNi
ger
ianSenat
ehas?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Ni
ger
ianSenat
ehas109member
s.

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sCapi
tal
i
sm?

Candidat
e:Sir
,capi
tal
i
sm isaneconomicandpol
it
icalsyst
em i
nwhichacountry'
strade
andindustr
yarecontr
oll
edbypri
vateownersf
orprofi
t,r
athert
hanbythest
ate.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:Whi
chmeansar
eusedt
oresol
veaconf
li
cti
nasoci
ety
?

Candi
dat
e:Di
alogue,
andMedi
ati
onar
eusedt
oresol
veconf
li
cti
nasoci
ety
.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sfeder
ali
sm i
nNi
ger
ia?

Candidat
e:Sir
,Feder
ali
sm i
nNiger
iaisthedev
olut
ionofself-
gover
nancebythewest
Afr
icanofNigeri
atoit
sfederat
edstat
es,whoshar
esov er
eigntywi
ththeFeder
al
Government.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sthepr
imar
yfunct
ionofapol
i
tical
par
ty?

Candidat
e:Sir
,thepr
imaryf
unct
ionofapoli
ti
cal
par
tyist
onomi nat
ecandi
dat
esf
or
publ
icoffi
ceandtogetasmanyofthem el
ect
edaspossi
ble.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whoi
sthenewsecr
etar
ygener
alofUni
tedNat
ions?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,t
henesecr
etar
ygener
aloft
heUni
tedNat
ionsi
sAnt
oni
oGut
err
es

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sthedi
ff
erencebet
weenTer
ror
ism andI
nsur
gency
?

Candidate:
Sir
,Terr
orism i
sconsi
deredtobeamet hodofpur
suingapol
it
ical
goalwi
th
Viol
ence.Whil
eInsurgencyisapoli
ti
calmovementaimedatreal
izi
ngaspeci
fi
cpol
it
ical
goalwhichisgener
allytoover
thr
owar egi
me.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sIndi
rectRul
e?

Candidat
e:Si
r,I
ndi
rectRul
eisasy st
em ofgov
ernmentofonenati
onbyanotherin
whichthegover
nedpeopleret
aincert
ainadmi
nist
rat
ive,
legal
andotherpower
s.Si
r!

Answer
ingthequest
ionscor
rectl
yandboldl
ytoowi
l
lexci
tet
heboar
dmember
sand
theywi
l
lhappil
yasksuchcandidat
estogo.
Candi
dat
esf
rom anot
herdepar
tmenti
nFacul
tyOfAr
tandSoci
alSci
ences.

Candi
dat
enextmustf
oll
owt
hesamepr
ocedur
ethef
ir
stt
ook.

Boar
dmember
1:KD10

Candi
dat
e;Si
r,y
essi
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
syournameandwher
ear
eyouf
rom?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,mynamesar
eDogar
aMi
chael
,am f
rom Bi
rni
nGwar
iinKadunast
ate.
Si
r!

Boar
dmember
2:What
'sy
ourcour
seofst
udy
?

Boar
dmember3:
Def
ineEconomi
cs

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,mycour
seofst
udyi
sEconomi
cs,
Sir
!

Candi
date:
Sir
,Economicscanbedef
inedasthesoci
alsci
encethatstudi
est
he
pr
oducti
on,di
str
ibut
ion,
andconsumpti
onofgoodsandservi
ces.Sir
!.

Boar
dmember
1:St
atet
hel
awofdemandi
nEconomi
cs

Candi
date:Sir
,thelawofdemandst at
esthatcondi
ti
onalonal
lel
sebeingequal,
asthe
pri
ceofagoodi ncreases,
quanti
tydemandeddecreases;
conv
ersel
y,asthepr
iceofa
gooddecreases,quanti
tydemandedincr
eases

Boar
dmember
:Whenwast
heNi
ger
ianDef
enceAcademyest
abl
i
shed?

Boar
dmember
2:Whati
sthenameofy
ourst
ateGov
ernor

Boar
dMember
:

Candi
dates:
Sir,
theNi
ger
ianDef
enceAcademywasest
abl
i
shedon5t
hFebr
uar
y,
1964.
Sir
!

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,t
henameofmyst
ateGov
ernori
sMal
l
am Nasi
rAhmadEl
-Ruf
ai,
Sir
!
QUESTI
ONSCANDI
DATESI
NTHESEFACULTI
ESARELI
KELYTOTOBEASKED

Facul
tyOfSci
ences

Facul
tyOfEngi
neer
ingandTechnol
ogy

Facul
tyOfMi
l
itar
ySci
ence

Candi
datesi
ntheseFaculti
escanbeaskedthisquesti
onsinrespectt
othei
r
depar
tments(
Courses).Candi
datesareadv
isedtoreadthei
rbooks,especi
all
ythei
rtext
booksandcurr
entaff
airstooi
nor dert
obeusedtothem.

Candi
dat
esmustf
oll
owt
hepr
ocedur
esgi
veni
nthef
ir
stst
age.

BOARDQUESTI
ONS

PHYSI
CS

Boar
dmember
:St
atet
heNewt
on'
sthr
eel
awsofmot
ion

Candidate:Sir
,thef
ir
stlawofmot i
onst atest
hatt heobj
ectwill
beinitsstat
eofr estor
conti
nuet omov ewithaunifor
m mot iononst r
aightli
neunlessactedbyexternalfor
ce.
Secondl awofmot i
onstatesthatther ateofchangeofmoment um ofabodyisdirectl
y
proport
ionaltotheappli
edforceandi ttakesplaceinthedir
ecti
onoff or
ce.Thirdlawof
mot i
onst at
esthatacti
onandr eacti
onar eequal andopposit
e.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:whati
sthedi
ff
erencebet
weenMassandWei
ght
?

Candidat
es:Si
r,Massi
sdefi
nedasthequant
it
yofmatterabodyposses.Whi
leWeight
i
stheEarthpull
ofthebody
.That
'st
heforceacti
ngonobject
sduetogravi
tat
ional
pull
oftheEart
h.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sSi
mpl
ependul
um?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,asi
mpl
ependul
um i
sani
nst
rumentusedi
nthel
abor
ator
ytomeasur
e
t
ime.Si
r!

Boardmember
:Whati
sfundament
alandder
ivedquant
it
iesl
i
stf
iveexampl
esi
neachof
them.

Candidates:Sir
,Fundamental
quant i
ti
esar ethebasicquant i
ti
eswhichprovidethe
standardunitsofmeasurement.Exampl esareTime, Length,Temperat
ure,Pressure
andCur rent
.Whi l
eDeri
vedquanti
tiesarequant i
ti
esgot t
enf r
om thefundament al
quantit
ieswhent heyarecombinetogether.Examplesar eForce,Vel
ocit
y,Moment um,
Wor kandAccel er
ati
on.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:Def
inemot
ionandl
i
stt
het
ypesofmot
ion.

Candidate:Si
r,Moti
oncanbedef i
nedasthechangeofposit
ionofabodywi thti
me.It
al
soi nvol
veshowt hi
ngsmov eandwhatmakest hem t
omov e.Ther
ear efi
vetypesof
motionnamel yRandom moti
on,Transl
ati
onal
mot i
on,Rot
ati
onalmotion,Oscil
l
atory
motionandRel at
ivemoti
on.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:St
atet
hel
awofel
ect
rost
ati
c

Candidat
e:Sir
,thelawofelect
rostat
icst
atest
hatl
i
kechar
gesr
epel
eachot
herwhi
l
e
unl
ikechargesatt
racteachother.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sGol
d-l
eafel
ect
roscope.

Candi
date:Si
r,Gol
d-l
eafel
ect
roscopei
sani
nst
rumentusedf
ormeasur
ing,
indi
cat
ing
anddetect
ingchar
ges.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sConduct
orandI
nsul
ator
sgi
vet
hreeexampl
esi
neach.

Candi
date:
Sir
,conductor
saresubstances,
ormater
ial
smostl
ymetal
sthatal
l
ow
el
ectr
ici
tyt
opassthroughthem.ExamplesareHumanbody,
water
,andmetal
s

Whil
eInsul
ator
saremat
eri
alswhichdonotal
l
owt
hepassageofel
ect
ri
cit
y.Exampl
es
ar
epaper,woodandpl
ast
ic.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
scapaci
torandgi
vet
wof
unct
ionsofcapaci
tor

Candidate:Si
r,Capaci
tori
sadevicef
orstor
ingel
ect
ri
cal
char
ges.I
tismadeoft
wo
conductorswhichareparal
lel
toeachot
her.

Si
r,capaci
tori
susedt
osepar
atea.
cfr
om D.
C

I
tisal
sousedt
ocont
rol
cur
renti
nana.
c.Si
r!
Boar
dmember
:Whati
sLi
ght
ningconduct
or

Candi
date:Si
r,Li
ghtningconductori
susedtopreventatal
lbui
l
dingfr
om bei
ng
damagedwheni ti
sst ruckbyl
ightni
ng.Most
lyespecial
l
ywhentherei
sthunder
l
ight
ningduri
ngrainfall
.Si
r!

Boar
d

member
:Whati
sel
ect
ri
ccur
rent
?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,el
ect
ri
ccur
renti
sther
ateoff
lowofchar
gest
hroughaconduct
or.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
spot
ent
ial
dif
fer
ence?

Candi
date:Si
r,Potent
ial
dif
fer
enceistheamountofworkdonei
nmov i
ngaunitposi
ti
ve
char
gefrom apointtoanot
her,mostl
yfrom apoi
ntofl
owerpot
ent
ial
tothepointof
hi
gherpotent
ial
.Si
r!

Candi
datesintheseFacul
ti
esar
eadvi
sedtost
udyt
hei
rphy
sicst
extbookv
erywel
l
,mostespeci
all
y
El
ectr
icalengi
neeri
ngandPhysi
csCandi
dat
es.

NEXT

CHEMI
STRY

BOARDQUESTI
ONS

Boar
dmember
:Def
ineChemi
str
y

Candi
date:Si
r,chemistrycanbedef
inedasthestudyofnat
ure,
composi
ti
onandpr
oper
ti
esofmat
ter
andchangesmat tergoesunderdi
ff
erentcondi
ti
ons.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Li
stf
ivesepar
ati
ngt
echni
quesi
nchemi
str
y

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,1Si
evi
ng,
2Fi
l
trat
ion,
3Di
sti
l
lat
ion,
4Subl
i
mat
ionand5Fr
act
ional
Dist
il
lat
ion.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sanAt
om?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,AnAtom i
sthesmal
l
esti
ndi
vi
sibl
epar
ti
cleofanel
ementwhi
chcant
akepar
tina
chemi
calr
eact
ion.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:St
atet
hel
awofconser
vat
ionofmass
Candidate:
Sir
,thel
awofconservati
onofmassst
atest
hatmat
tercannei
therbecr
eat
ednordest
roy
edi
n
thecourseofchemical
react
ion.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Li
stt
wochemi
cal
bondi
ngy
ouknowandexpl
aint
hem

Candi
dat
e:Sir
,onei
sEl
ect
rov
alentiti
salsoknownasi
oni
cbond,
thi
spr
inci
plei
scal
l
eddonor
-accept
or,
i
nwhichther
eisacompl
etet
ransferofel
ect
ron.

t
woiscoval
entbond.I
nt hi
sbondel
ectr
onsareshar
edbetweenat
omssucht
hateachoft
heat
omsi
nthe
t
hemolecul
ehastheelectr
onarr
angementofanobl
egas.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:St
ateChar
lesl
aw

Candi
date:Si
r,Charl
eslawstatest
hatatconstantpr
essur
ethev
olumeofagi
venmassofgasdi
rect
ly
pr
oport
ionalt
oi t
'sabsolut
etemperat
ure.Si
r!

Candi
datesintheseFaculti
esar eadvisedtoreadt
hei
rchemist
rytextbooksbecausequest
ionscan
comefrom anytopic,especiall
ycandidatest
hatappl
iedChemi
stry.Candi
dateswil
lbeaskedtosol
v e
someproblemsinchemi str
y, physi
csandmat hemati
csmostespecial
lyMathemati
csandEngineer
ing
Candi
dates.Questi
onscanber epeatedtoo.

BI
OLOGY

BOARDQUESTI
ONS

Boar
dmember
:Def
ineCel
l

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,cel
lcanbedef
inedast
hesmal
l
estuni
tofl
i
vingor
gani
zat
ion.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sphot
osy
nthesi
s?

Candi
dat
e:Phot
osynt
hesi
sisthepr
ocessbywhi chgreenplant
smanuf
act
uret
hei
ronf
oodmaki
nguse
ofcar
bondi
oxi
deandwateri
nthepresenceofsunli
ght.Si
r

Boar
dmember
:Def
ineCat
abol
i
sm

Candidat
e:Si
r,Cat
abol
ism canbedef
inedast
hebr
eaki
ngdownofcompl
exor
gani
cmol
ecul
esi
ngest
ed
asfoodintot
hebody.Sir
!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sEnzy
meandl
i
stt
ypesofEnzy
mes

Candi
dat
e:Sir,
Enzy
mei sanor
gani
ccatal
ystusual
l
ypr ot
einousi
nnatur
ewhi chpromot
esorspeedup
chemi
calchangesi
nli
vi
ngcell
sbutar
enotthemselvesusedupintheprocess.Si
r!

Ther
ear
etwot
ypesofenzy
mesnamel
yInt
racel
l
ularenzy
mesandext
racel
l
ularenzy
mes.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:li
stei
ghtway
sofi
mpr
ovi
ngf
oodpr
oduct
ion

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Foodpr
oduct
ioncanbei
mpr
ovedwi
tht
hesef
oll
owi
ngway
s

1.Bypr
opert
imi
ngofpl
ant
ing
2.Byuseofmanur
esandf
ert
il
izer
s

3.Bycont
rol
ofpet
sofcr
ops

4.Bycont
rol
ofdi
seasesofcr
ops

5.Byuseofr
esi
stantv
ari
eti
es

6.Byuseofgoodcr
opv
ari
eti
es

7.Bycont
rol
ofweeds

8.Bycr
opi
mpr
ovementmet
hods.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sOsmosi
s

Candidat
e:Si
r,Osmosisist
hemov ementofwatermol
ecul
esf
rom aregi
onofhi
gherconcent
rat
iont
oa
regi
onoflowerconcentr
ati
ont
hroughasemi permabl
emembrane.Si
r

Boar
dmember
:Li
stf
ivef
act
orst
hataf
fectpopul
ati
on

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,f
act
orst
hataf
fectpopul
ati
onar
e

1.Lessav
ail
abi
l
ityoff
oodandwat
er

2.Nat
ural
disast
ers

3.Bi
rt
hrat
eorNat
ali
ty

4.Deat
hrat
e

5.Dr
ought
.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Def
ineEcol
ogy

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Ecol
ogycanbedef
inedast
hest
udyofpl
ant
sandani
mal
sinr
elat
iont
othei
renv
ironment
.
Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Li
stsi
xEcol
ogi
cal
Concept
syouknow

Candi
date:Si
r,1.Env
ironment
,2.Bi
ospher
e,3.Li
thospher
e,4.Hy
drospher
e,5.At
mospher
e,and6.
Habit
at.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:HowmanyLocal
biot
iccommuni
ti
esar
einNi
ger
iaandnamet
hem

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,t
her
ear
etwobi
oti
ccommuni
ti
esi
nNi
ger
ia,
thesear
e1.For
estzoneand2.Sav
annazone.
Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Def
inesoi
landl
i
stt
ypesofsoul
s

Candi
date:Si
r,soi
li
sdef
inedast
heuppermostl
ayeroft
heEart
hcr
ustwhi
chpr
ovi
dessuppor
tand
nut
ri
entsforpl
antgrowt
h,andahabi
tatf
orsomeanimal
s.Si
r!
Ther
ear
ethr
eet
ypesofsoi
l
swhi
char
e

Sandysoi
l
,Cl
aysoi
l
,andLoamysoi
l
.Si
r!

Candidat
esar eadvisedtost udythei
rbiol
ogytextbookbecausequesti
onscanbepi ckedfr
om anytopi
c.
Most l
yespecial
lycandidatesthatappli
edpsychology,Bi
ologyandBiotechnology.Al
lcandi
dat
es
i
rrespect
iveoftheircoursesar eadvi
sedtostudythecurrentaf
fai
rs,
candidatesmustbeaskedquest i
ons
fr
om thecurrentaffai
rsdur i
ngt hi
sboardfaci
ng.Endeavortobuycurr
entaffairsbookwhengoingforthe
AFSBI nt
ervi
ew.

CURRENTAFFAI
RS

BOARDQUESTI
ONS

Boar
dmember
:Ni
ger
iai
sdi
vi
dedi
ntohowmanygeopol
i
tical
zones?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Si
xgeopol
i
tical
zones

Boar
dmember
:Whatwast
hef
ir
stcapi
tal
cit
yinNi
ger
ia?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,
Cal
abar
.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:WhatCapi
tal
Cit
yofNi
ger
ia?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Abuj
aist
hecapi
tal
cit
yofNi
ger
ia.Si
r

Boar
dmember
:Whoi
sthecur
rentNi
ger
ianDeput
ySenat
epr
esi
dent
?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Obar
isi
Ovi
eOmo-
Agege.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whati
sthenameofNi
ger
ianseni
ornat
ional
team i
n

f
oot
bal
l(ment
eam)
?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,t
heSuperEagl
es.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whendi
dNi
ger
ianGol
deneagl
etswi
nthewor
ldunder
-17

FI
FAwor
ldcup
Candi
dat
e:Si
r,i
nthey
ear1985,
1993,
2007,
and2013.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whowast
hef
ir
stf
emal
evi
cechancel
l
ori
nNi
ger
ian

uni
ver
sit
y?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Mr
sGr
aceAl
eleWi
l
li
ams.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whogav
eNi
ger
iahername?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Mi
ssFl
oraShaw.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whodesi
gnedt
heNi
ger
ianf
lag?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Mi
chael
Tai
woAki
nkunmi
.si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whowast
hef
ir
stmant
obuyacari
nNi
ger
ia?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,BobJensen.Si
r!

Boar
dmember
:Whowast
hef
ir
stwomant
obuyacari
nNi
ger
ia?

Candi
dat
e:Si
r,Mr
sFunmi
l
ayoRansomeKut
i.Si
r

Quest
ion:
Wher
ewascr
udeoi
lfi
rstdi
scov
eredi
nNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:Ol
oibi
riOi
l
fiel
d,l
ocat
edi
nOl
oibi
rii
nOgbi
aLGAof

Bay
elsaSt
ate

Quest
ion:
Whowast
hef
ir
stNi
ger
iant
obecomeaNobl
eLaur
eat
e?

Answer
:Wol
eSoy
inka

Quest
ion:
Whoi
stheNi
ger
iancur
rentspeakerofhouseofAssembl
y?

Answer
:Femi
Gbaj
abi
ami
l
a
Quest
ion:
Whati
sthepr
emi
eruni
ver
sit
yinNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:Uni
ver
sit
yofI
badan

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthemi
nist
erf
oreducat
ioni
nNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:AdamuAdamu

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthecur
rentchi
efj
ust
iceofNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:Ibr
ahi
m TankoMuhammad

Quest
ion:
Whendi
dNi
ger
iahav
eheri
ndependent
?

Answer
:1stOct
ober1960

Quest
ion:
WhenNi
ger
iadi
dbecomear
epubl
i
c?

Answer
:1stOct
ober1963

Quest
ion:
Whenwast
hef
ir
stmi
l
itar
ycoupcar
ri
edouti
nNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:1966

Quest
ion:
Howmanyl
ocal
Gov
ernmentdowehav
einNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:774

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthef
ir
stNi
ger
ianpr
esi
dent
?

Answer
:DrNnamdi
Azi
ki
we

Quest
ion:
WhowasNi
ger
ianf
ir
stexecut
ivepr
esi
dent
?

Answer
:Al
haj
iShehuAl
i
yuShagar
i
Quest
ion:
Whowast
heNi
ger
ianf
ir
stpr
imemi
nist
er?

Answer
:AbubakarTaf
awaBal
ewa

Quest
ion:
Whati
sthel
argestcont
inenti
nthewor
ld?

Answer
:ASI
Awi
thpopul
ati
onof3,
641,
000,
000whi
l
eAust
ral
i
a&

Oceani
aist
hesmal
l
estcont
inent

Quest
ion:
Whatar
ethef
iveOceansi
nthewor
ld?

Answer
:Paci
fi
cOcean,
Atl
ant
icOcean,
Indi
anOcean,
Sout
her
n

Ocean,
Arct
icOcean

Quest
ion:
Whati
sthef
ull
meani
ngofUNI
CEF?

Answer
:Uni
tedNat
ionsI
nter
nat
ional
Chi
l
dren’
sEmer
gency

Fund

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthecur
rentSenat
ePr
esi
denti
nNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:Sen.AhmedI
brahi
m Lawan

Quest
ion:
Whi
chcount
ry’
sfl
agi
scal
l
edt
heUni
onJack?

Answer
:Gr
eatBr
it
ain

Quest
ion:
Whati
scent
enar
y?

Answer
:100y
ear
s

Quest
ion:
Whati
sNi
ger
ia?

Answer
:Ni
ger
iaof
fi
cial
l
ytheFeder
alRepubl
i
cofNi
ger
ia,
isaf
eder
al
const
it
uti
onal
republ
i
ccompr
isi
ng36st
atesandi
tsFeder
alCapi
tal

Ter
ri
tor
y,Abuj
a.Ni
ger
iai
slocat
edi
nWestAf
ri
caandshar
esl
and

bor
der
swi
tht
heRepubl
i
cofBeni
nint
hewest
,Chadand

Camer
ooni
ntheeast
,andNi
geri
nthenor
th.

Quest
ion:
Niger
ia’
sChi
efofDef
enceSt
aff

Answer
:Gener
alAbay
omi
Gabr
iel
Oloni
shaki
n

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sNi
ger
ia’
sChi
efofAr
mySt
aff
?

Answer
:Lt
-Gener
alT.
Y.Bur
atai

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sNi
ger
ia’
sChi
efofNav
alSt
aff
?

Answer
:Vi
ceAdmi
ral
Ibok-
EteEkweI
bas

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sNi
ger
ia’
sChi
efofAi
rSt
aff
?

Answer
:Ai
rChi
efMar
shal
Sadi
queAbubakar

Quest
ion:
.Whoi
sthecur
rentI
NECchai
rman?

Answer
:MahmoodYakubu

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthecur
rentNAFDACDi
rect
orGener
al?

Answer
:Ol
usol
aAdey
eye

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthecur
rentI
nspect
orGener
alofpol
i
ce?

Answer
:IGPMohammedAdamu
Quest
ion:
Cur
rentchai
rmanoft
heAf
ri
canUni
on

Answer
:Abdel
Fat
tahel
-Si
si

Quest
ion:
Whoi
sthesecr
etar
yGener
aloft
heuni
tednat
ions

Answer
:Ant
óni
oGut
err
es

Quest
ion:
Ment
ionf
iver
iver
sinNi
ger
iat
hatshar
ethei
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