The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, on Monday, urged corps members to serve their fatherland with passion, loyalty, and a strong sense of nationalism.
Nafiu made this remark during his visit to the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream One corps members at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Afikpo, Ebonyi State.
The DG also advised the Corps Members to respect the cultural practices of their host communities upon arrival at their places of primary assignment.
In a statement by the NYSC Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, the Director-General emphasised that the service year should be diligently utilised as a period of investment that would yield long-term benefits and prevent future regrets.
Nafiu urged the Corps Members to participate in Post-Camp training as part of the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme, which is designed to make them financially empowered and self-employed.
He also revealed that the Scheme has partnered with several stakeholders who offer loans, business grants, and other incentives such as free start-up capital to qualified Corps Members.
He said: “Take advantage of the NYSC SAED programme to empower yourself and also cultivate the habit of saving for the rainy day.”
NYSC Ebonyi State Coordinator, Mrs Foluke Oladeinde, noted that a total of 959 Corps Members, comprising 474 males and 485 females, were registered and had been participating actively in all the Camp activities.
Oladeinde added that the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), Ebonyi State Chapter, had provided a new transformer for use at the Ebonyi State Orientation Camp, Afikpo.
She said: “The transformer has already been mounted and awaiting connection to the National grid.”
She also informed General Nafiu that the Ebonyi State Governor, Mr Francis Nwifuru, had approved the construction of a new Camp Clinic, a female Corps Members’ Hostel, Staff Quarters, and three boreholes, all of which were ongoing.
