The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Youth Development, Dr. Maryam Isma’il Keshinro has affirmed her readiness to canvass partnerships with international organisations for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).
Dr Keshinro said the move will enable the Scheme record greater achievements.
She stated this when she led some management staff of the Ministry on a familiarisation visit to the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The Permanent Secretary advocated increased funding, additional personnel, and enhanced infrastructural development for the Scheme to ensure more effective and efficient service delivery.
She commended successive managers of the Scheme for mentoring Corps Members in leadership, in addition to the entrepreneurial training programmes that have produced many young entrepreneurs.
Dr. Keshinro, who performed her national service in Abia State in 1997, lauded the role of Corps Members in promoting national unity and integration.
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She also called for robust stakeholder collaboration and increased patronage of NYSC commercial ventures such as bottled water factory, bakery and poultry, among others.
“I am proud of you for what you are doing. Thank you for working as a family. We are working for Nigeria and I look forward to a robust working relationship with you,” Dr. Keshinro said.
In his remarks, the NYSC DG, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu congratulated Dr. Keshinro on her appointment.
Nafiu disclosed that “the Scheme currently mobilises about 400,000 Corps Members annually, with projections of about 650,000 Corps Members from Nigerian corps-producing institutions alone from 2026.”
He assured the Permanent Secretary of the Management’s commitment to enhancing the security and general welfare of NYSC staff and Corps Members.