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The Nigerian government said it has commenced moves to reform the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Nigeria’s youth and sports minister Sunday Dare Wednesday said the NYSC remains one of the country’s greatest tools for youth development. “The NYSC scheme remains one of the greatest tools for National development for our youth,” Dare tweeted on […]
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Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that the scheme is “critical to the unity of the country”.
Ibrahim made this known while reacting to the bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.
DAILY POST had reported that the bill seeking to repeal the NYSC scheme is set for second reading at the House of Representatives.
The bill was sponsored by the lawmaker representing the Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency of Rivers State, Awaji-Inombek Abiante
Also, some concerned Nigerians slammed the National Assembly for allowing the bill to pass through its first reading citing its numerous benefits to Nigerians, particularly the youths.
Hon Awaji-Inombek Abiante (PDP) who represents the Andoni-Opobo/Nkoro Federal Constituency of Rivers state in the Green Chamber. The bill has passed a first reading and has two more readings to go before we can deem it near successful. What is the NYSC? The NYSC is a service scheme mandatory for graduates of Nigeria s tertiary institutions before their 30th birthdays. Each year, graduates are asked to serve their country for an entire year under the NYSC programme. These graduates are posted to schools, hospitals, clinics, banks and other private and public establishments, where they complement the workforce. After Nigeria s civil war, then military