The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has affirmed the organization’s commitment to preventing unqualified individuals from participating in the National Service.
Speaking at a meeting in Abuja with the theme ‘Tackling the Emerging Challenges in Mobilization of Foreign-Trained Graduates for Effective National Service’, Ahmed emphasized the NYSC’s goal of reshaping Nigerian youth for national unity and development.
In his address, Ahmed outlined the core values instilled by the NYSC program, including discipline, honesty, probity, accountability, hard work, entrepreneurship, and self-reliance.
He expressed concern about the compromise in producing well-rounded graduates, attributing it to the prioritization of financial gains by some school owners at the expense of character and learning.
Ahmed announced a significant development, stating that starting from the 2024 Batch ‘A’ service year, the collection of the master list of graduates would be expanded to include schools in the Niger Republic, Cameroon, Ghana, and Uganda, representing approximately 20% of graduates from the African continent.
This expansion, he explained, is a proactive measure to address the vulnerability to the forgery of academic and travel documents in certain countries.
The NYSC Director-General underscored the importance of ensuring the integrity of the National Service and preventing fraudulent practices, signaling a commitment to upholding the ideals of the NYSC in producing qualified and morally upright graduates.