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From Romanus Ugwu, Abuja
Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has commended the management and Staff of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their commitment to youth development.
The Minister, in his Goodwill message, noted that Nigeria had recorded many achievements through various interventions from the Scheme.
According to him; “Let me commend the management and staff of the NYSC. I want to also urge the managers to share experiences, introduce fresh ideas that will improve the impact of the scheme, and take the advantage of technical effectiveness to improve service delivery.”
In his opening remarks at the 2026 Annual Management Conference (AMC), in Jos, Plateau State, the Director-General (DG) of the Scheme, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, reaffirmed its commitment to reforms for enhanced service delivery and alignment of its operations with current realities.
The statement in Abuja by Caroline Embu, Director, Information and Public Relations, disclosed that the theme of the conference was; “NYSC as a Catalyst For National Development; Tackling Present Challenges and Charting Sustainable Solutions”.
While acknowledging the continued efforts of the Federal Government to improve the scheme, the DG reminded the managers that Nigeria expected the best from it, urging them to sustain the confidence of the government, corps members, their parents and other stakeholders in its ability to deliver.
In his words: “Our internal review of the past year has clearly shown that we must continue to embrace change and ensure sustainable growth.
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“Having matured, the Scheme is now positioned to move beyond symbolic nation-building towards more direct and measurable contributions to national development,” the DG noted.
Declaring the conference opened, the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Muftwang, commended the NYSC Managers for sustaining the vision of its founding fathers, reflecting that since the Scheme was established in 1973, it had grown to perform strategic roles in the nation’s stride towards development.
Represented by his Deputy, Josephine Piyo, Muftwang lauded the contributions of the Scheme to national unity and socio-economic development, especially in the areas of education, health, rural infrastructural development, and sports.
He also commended the Scheme for the empowerment of corps members for self-employment through the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship (SAED) programme, amongst others.
“l, therefore, use this opportunity to urge the NYSC Management not to rest on its oars as there still remains a lot to be done in the provision of relevant skills to the corps members.
“Let me appeal to stakeholders at all levels to join hands with the NYSC in this great match towards sustainable youth empowerment,” he said.
The Governor said his administration had commenced the renovation of facilities at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Mangu in addition to the release of several hectares of land for agricultural purposes to facilitate the Scheme’s contribution to the national efforts at ensuring sufficiency in food production.
In his address, the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Nura Umar, said the conference was a veritable platform for NYSC Managers to review the activities of the Scheme, assess its performances, identify gaps and challenges, and collectively proffer sustainable solutions for improved operations.
