The National Youth Service Corps NYSC, Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed has called for technical assistance and ICT equipment from the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA as NYSC prepares for the 50th-anniversary celebration of its establishment.
This is for a smooth take-off of the new ICT centre situated at NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Maitama, Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
General Ahmed stated this on Thursday when he led some management staff of the Scheme on a courtesy visit to the Director General of NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa at his office in Abuja.
The Director General applauded the agency for its support of the Scheme over the years, especially for training Corps Members on digital skills.
He equally commended NITDA for providing a digital ICT centre for the NYSC Rivers State Secretariat which has been of immense support in the deployment of ICT services for the Scheme’s operations.
“I want to assure NITDA that NYSC will continue to support the agency to fast track the set target of 95% goal of digital literacy by 2023”, Ahmed said.
In his response, the Director General of NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa congratulated General Ahmed on his appointment as the NYSC helmsman.
He promised to collaborate with the NYSC to assist the Corps Members move the country forward through ICT-related skills.
He added that NITDA would strengthen its collaboration with NYSC to enable Corps Members to make Nigeria become a developed country.
“We have identified with you as a strategic partner and we are looking at how we can work together and strengthen this relationship.
Our team will visit the centre and see how we can assist you”, Inuwa said.
He added that the one-year period of national service, if well utilised by the Corps Members has a lot of benefits.
Inuwa stated further that the collaboration would add immense value to the Corps Members before the end of the service and also benefit the Scheme through digital NYSC Certificate of National Service, artificial intelligence among others.
Dominica Nwabufo
