National Youth Service Corps

The National Youth Service Corps was established in 1973 to promote national unity, integration and development through the mobilisation and deployment of ...

Corps members’ welfare remains a cardinal policy thrust of the NYSC. More often than not, aspersions arise as a result of unwholesome requests turned down which are unknown to the unsuspecting public. As a way of ensuring strict compliance with orientation guidelines and directives, NYSC management deploys officers from the National Directorate Headquarters who reside in the camp throughout the duration of the exercise. These range from funding to provision of orientation camps and facilities in all states; as well as provision of corps lodges in all local government areas among others. Suffice it to add that the National Health Insurance Scheme fully takes charge of health issues during the orientation programme. No wonder the NYSC recently got a four-star rating by Servicom Office in the Presidency owing to its efficiency in service delivery.