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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is considering completely decentralising the registration of prospective corps members (PCMs) from 2027, allowing eligible graduates to undertake the process from the comfort of their homes.
Director-General of the NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Orientation Workshop.
Nafiu said the proposed arrangement would eliminate the challenges of prospective corps members queuing at cybercafés for registration and make the process easier and more seamless.
Foreign-trained graduates are also expected to benefit significantly, as some currently have to travel to Nigeria for registration, return abroad and make another trip for their national service.
“In the coming year, the management is considering completely decentralising the registration process to enable prospective corps members to register from the comfort of their homes, eliminating the challenges of queuing at cybercafés to register.
“It will equally make registration easier and seamless for our foreign-trained PCMs, some of whom have to travel into the country to do registration and sometimes travel back before returning to the country to serve their fatherland. We feel that it is a needless journey and a relief for parents,” he said.
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Meanwhile, the Federal Government commended security agencies for the rescue of 15 kidnapped corps members and renewed its warning against night journeys.
Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, said the abduction underscored the security risks facing corps members, urging them to take warnings against night travel seriously.
“Therefore, don’t travel at night. I am planning to visit seven orientation camps to prostrate and beg them not to travel at night. Yes, everyone has been saying it, but we need to do it aggressively this time around,” he said, adding that President Bola Tinubu was pleased with the rescue and the response of security agencies.
Nafiu said the Batch ‘C’ Pre-Orientation Workshop would enable the NYSC management, partners and stakeholders to review previous orientation exercises, examine emerging challenges and develop strategies to improve the scheme.
He identified new technologies, socio-economic uncertainties, misinformation and insecurity among challenges requiring the NYSC to continually review its operations.
The NYSC boss stressed the need for sustained collaboration among federal and state governments, security agencies, traditional institutions and other stakeholders to assess risks, take preventive measures and ensure the safety of corps members throughout the service year.
