Nigerian Army Band Corps

The Nigerian Army Band Corps (NABC) is the official military band of the Nigerian Army. It was founded as a regimental band in 1932, with Captain J. Cooper from the Royal Life Guards Band in London originally leading the band. In 1935, the NABC was converted into a full-fledged military band, being part of the Royal West African Frontier Force (RWAFF). Two years before the country's independence in 1960, the band was transferred from its rehearsal space in Kaduna to what is today the Nigerian capital of Abuja. As part of the government policy of the replacement British citizens with native Nigerians in public roles, Captain Cooper was replaced in 1964 by Colonel Josef Olubobokun (died 2015), who became the first native Nigerian to lead the band.

Musical accompaniment provided by band ranges from jazz and traditional music to military and classical music.

It order to be eligible to serve in the band, one would have to be aged between 18 and 26, as well as have a height of 168cm for male members (162cm for female members) and a knowledge of Nigerian regional languages, aside from capability in playing musical instruments.