{"id":60951,"date":"2025-02-10T07:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T07:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=60951"},"modified":"2025-02-10T07:21:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T07:21:53","slug":"208-officers-compete-for-promotion-as-nigerian-army-begins-captaincy-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/02\/10\/208-officers-compete-for-promotion-as-nigerian-army-begins-captaincy-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"208 Officers Compete for Promotion as Nigerian Army Begins Captaincy Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Njoku Chijioke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Army has commenced its 2025 lieutenant-to-captain promotion examination in Kaduna, with 208 officers undergoing rigorous assessments led by the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).<\/p>\n<p>TRADOC Commander, Maj. Gen. Kevin Aligbe, stated that the week-long examination will test the officers&#8217; command ability, tactical skills, and physical fitness, marking a crucial step in their military careers.<\/p>\n<p>He urged candidates to stay focused and confident, assuring them of a fair and transparent process.<\/p>\n<p>The examination includes both physical and mental evaluations, with strict security measures such as video monitoring and oversight by senior officers to uphold integrity.<\/p>\n<p>Successful candidates will earn their promotion to captain, reinforcing the Nigerian Army\u2019s commitment to merit-based career advancement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Njoku Chijioke The Nigerian Army has commenced its 2025 lieutenant-to-captain promotion examination in Kaduna, with 208 officers undergoing rigorous assessments led by the Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). TRADOC Commander, Maj. Gen. Kevin Aligbe, stated that the week-long examination will test the officers&#8217; command ability, tactical skills, and physical fitness, marking a crucial step [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":60952,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60953,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60951\/revisions\/60953"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}