The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has advised Corps members to use Social media with a sense of responsibility, promoting the ideals of the NYSC and national unity.
General Nafiu also told the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps Members that they would participate in the 2027 General elections.
He informed them that as stakeholders and members of the NYSC, they had to be completely non-partisan, saying ”this must be reflected even in their social media engagements.”
The Director-General made these remarks while addressing Corps members deployed to the FCT and Nasarawa State at their orientation camps in Kubwa and Keffi.
General Nafiu further urged “the Corps Members to make friends among themselves and, in fact, treasure the relationships as they may have endless positive possibilities.”
He gave examples of prominent Nigerians who had forged enduring friendships from their service year.
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The Director-General told the Corps Members that the service year had provided them the opportunity of exposure to the different parts and people of Nigeria so that they could better understand and appreciate Nigeria’s diversity.
General Nafiu expressed the hope that the spirit of camaderie, passion, and oneness, which characterised their platoon engagements, will be carried into their future, in furtherance of national unity.
The NYSC helmsman noted that some of the Corps Members may have benefited from the service of Corps teachers in the past, adding, now was their turn to serve others and to give back to the country.
General Nafiu also counselled the Corps Members on the need to engage in the Skills and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) training with commitment, pointing out that it could provide extra income or full time jobs after the service year.
He further offered financial counsel to the Corps members, urging them to save a portion of their allowances throughout the service year, noting, it was a year of service and sacrifice.
The FCT Coordinator, Samson Ateli disclosed that 6,225 Corps Members had registered to serve in the Federal Capital Territory, while his Nasarawa counterpart, Hajia Salamatu Muhammad said the Keffi camp registered 2,679 Corps Members, including 796, deployed to serve in the FCT.
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