NYSC Announces July 26 for Commencement of Orientation

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has confirmed July 26 for the commencement of orientation for prospective Stream II, Batch A corps members nationwide.

The Batch ‘A’ (Stream II) Orientation Course has been scheduled to take place from July 26 to August 15.

According to the Corps, the printing of call-up letters will begin on Friday, July 21.

It further explained that, Streams 1 and 2 came into being when NYSC observed that corps members’ population was increasing.

Corps Members on Parade

“We have so many schools turning out prospective Corps members and once they register, we can’t ask them to wait for the next batch because the camp facilities are inadequate,”

Adding that about 150,000 prospective Corps members registered for Batch B.

“We had 77,000 corps members for Stream 1 and this time around, we will be having 72,000. So, if we say the whole 150,000 should go at once, we will overstretch our camp facilities."

The breakdown of the exercise are as follows:

a. Registration/verification: Wednesday 26th July – Thursday, 27th July, 2017

b. Registration Cut-off date: Midnight of 27th July, 2017

c. Closing ceremony: Tuesday, 15th August, 2017

Corps members at Community Development Service

The NYSC urged prospective corps members to report promptly to the orientation camps in their states of deployment at the camp addresses indicated in their call-up letters.

The NYSC scheme was created in 1973 to “reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war.”

According to the NYSC, the purpose of the scheme is primarily to inculcate in Nigerian youths the spirit of selfless service to the community, and to emphasise the spirit of oneness and brotherhood of all Nigerians, irrespective of cultural or social background.