| SN | Zone | State of Origin | Zonal Recruitment Centre |
| 1 | Zone A | Lagos & Ogun | NNS QUORRA, Naval Base Apapa LAGOS |
| 2 | Zone B | Osun & Oyo | Head Quarters 2 Mechanized Division, Nigerian Army IBADAN |
| 3 | Zone C | Ekiti & Ondo | 323 Artilery Regiment AKURE |
| 4 | Zone D | Delta | NNS DELTA, Naval Base WARRI |
| 5 | Zone E | Edo | 4 Infantry Brigade, Benin |
| 6 | Zone F | Abia & Imo | Nigerian Navy Finance and Logistics School OWERRINTA |
| 7 | Zone G | Bayelsa & Rivers | NNBTS, Onne PORT HARCOURT |
| 8 | Zone H | Anambra | 302 Field Artillery Regiment, Nigerian Army Onitsha |
| 9 | Zone I | Enugu & Ebonyi | Head Quarters, 82 Division Nigerian Army ENUGU |
| 10 | Zone J | Benue | 72 Paratrooper Battalion Nigerian Army MAKURDI |
| 11 | Zone K | Bauchi & Gombe | Nigerian Army Armour Centre, BAUCHI |
| 12 | Zone L | Plateau & Nassarawa | 177 Battalion Nigerian Army, Keffi |
| 13 | Zone M | Niger & FCT | Naval Unit Mogadishu Barracks, Abuja |
| 14 | Zone N | Kaduna | Nigerian Air Force Base, KADUNA |
| 15 | Zone 0 | Borno & Yobe | 21 Armoured Brigade, MAIDUGURI |
| 16 | Zone P | Adamawa & Taraba | 23 Armoured Brigade YOLA |
| 17 | Zone Q | Katsina & Zamfara | 35 Infantry Battalion, Katsina |
| 18 | Zone R | Kano & Jigawa | Nigerian Air Force Base, KANO |
| 19 | Zone S | Akwa-Ibom & Cross River | NNS VICTORY, Naval Base CALABAR |
| 20 | Zone T | Kogi and Kwara | Nigerian Navy School of Health Sciences (NNSHS) – OFFA |
| 21 | Zone U | Sokoto & Kebbi | 26 Motorized Battalion, SOKOTO |
