15th August, 2019
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says more than 4.6 million graduates have participated in the scheme since inception in 1973.
Director General (DG) of the scheme, Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said this on Thursday in Abuja while giving the scheme’s scorecard.
Ibrahim said that the scheme has achieved so much in fostering unity and contributing to national development over the years.
He said that the educational development of the country has also been positively impacted by the presence of corps members as teachers in schools.
Ibrahim said that the NYSC has also contributed to strengthening healthcare delivery through posting of corps members to public hospitals as paramedics.
He added that over one million corps members have also benefited from the scheme’s Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED).
“The SAED was established in 2012 with the mandate to drive the scheme’s collaboration with various stakeholders toward addressing the problem of graduate youth unemployment.”
Ibrahim said that the NYSC was determined to strengthen the relationship with the media to maintain its positive visibility.
Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC’s Director of Press and Public Relations, said that the NYSC had become a household name due to its relationship with the media.
“As an organisation that values its critical stakeholders, we have continued to enlist the support of our media partners to showcase the scheme’s efforts and contribution towards advancing our dear country to a greater height,
” she said.