The Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences (AFCOM-HS) is now listed on the JAMB portal for the 2026/2027 academic session, the Federal Ministry of Education said in a statement on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. The college sits within the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in Yaba, Lagos, and is preparing to admit a pioneer set of 100 cadets who will study medicine or nursing while training to become military officers.
For anyone who wrote the 2026 UTME hoping for a medical place, that’s a new institution in a field where qualified candidates far outnumber the seats. According to the ministry, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved Medicine and Surgery (MBBS) and Nursing Science (B.NSc.) at the college, with other related medical courses also mentioned. The statement, signed by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Boriowo Folasade, quoted the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, welcoming the listing as a milestone.
| Full name | Armed Forces College of Medicine and Health Sciences |
|---|---|
| Location | 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Yaba, Lagos |
| Session | 2026/2027 |
| NUC-approved programmes | Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Nursing Science (B.NSc.) |
| Pioneer intake | 100 cadets |
| Eligibility and selection rules | Not confirmed |
| Application dates | Not confirmed |
You’d be training as an officer as well as a doctor or nurse
The ministry said the college will combine medical education with military officer development, covering clinical competence, professional ethics and leadership, and that its students are cadets. When the plan was first outlined in a February 2026 government release, the programme was described as eight years long, made up of six years of academic training, one year of military training and one year of housemanship, with clinical training at military hospitals including the 68 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital and the 661 Nigerian Air Force Hospital.
At the inauguration of the technical working group in August, Alausa said “This institution is not being established to compete with conventional universities.” Its job is to build a pipeline of doctors and nurses for the Armed Forces, which the working group’s chairman, Dr Idris Babatunde Solebo, has said face a severe shortage of medical personnel. That purpose will shape who gets in, because a cadet place comes with a military career attached.
Before you chase one of the 100 places, wait for these answers
The statement didn’t publish eligibility rules, cut-off marks, fees or admission dates. It told prospective applicants to consult official AFCOM-HS and JAMB channels for eligibility, application procedures, military selection requirements and admission dates, so expect a selection process that goes beyond your UTME score. Until those details appear on JAMB’s official website or the college’s own channels, nobody can tell you for certain whether your subject combination, age or score qualifies.
A new medical college with only 100 seats is exactly the kind of opening fraudsters use to sell fake slots, so don’t pay anyone who claims they can secure you a place. Any genuine offer will show up on JAMB’s Central Admissions Processing System, and our guide on verifying an admission offer before you accept it explains how to confirm it there. If you’re still waiting on your current choice, the 2026 admission deadlines on CAPS are worth keeping in view while AFCOM-HS publishes its requirements.
For candidates who want medicine and are comfortable with a life in uniform, this is a serious option worth tracking closely over the coming weeks. For everyone else, it’s a reminder to read what a cadet place commits you to before you list the college as a choice.
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