[1] The Armed Forces Command and Staff College opened at Jaji in May 1976, giving two senior officers' courses.
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.
[2] In September 2005, United Kingdom Armed Forces Minister 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.
[3] In November 2006, the Prince of Wales of the United Kingdom visited Nigeria and inspected soldiers at Jaji.