About The NYSC
The NYSC scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war. The unfortunate antecedents in our national history gave impetus to the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps by decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973 which stated that the NYSC is being established "with a view to the proper encouragement and development of common ties among the youths of Nigeria and the promotion of national unity".
Meet The Director-General
Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu is an alumnus of the prestigious U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania State, from where he bagged a Master of Strategic Studies as a member of the Class of 2022 Resident Course. He equally holds a Master of International Affairs and Diplomacy from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Geography from the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna. He has a strong competency in policy and strategy formulation and possesses strong interpersonal relations.
He has a solid background in organizational policy formulation and structure management and is an experienced administrator with sound critical and systems thinking skills, having served extensively as Deputy Director Establishment, Deputy Director Staff Duties and Assistant Director Procurement at the Army Headquarters.
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Our Objectives
The objectives of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme are clearly spelt out in Decree No.51 of 16th June 1993 as follows:
- 1. To inculcate discipline in Nigerian youths by instilling in them a tradition of industry at work, and of patriotic and loyal service to Nigeria in any situation they may find themselves.
- 2. To raise the moral tone of the Nigerian youths by giving them the opportunity to learn about higher ideals of national achievement, social and cultural improvemen.
- 3. To develop in the Nigerian youths the attitudes of mind, acquired through shared experience and suitable training. which will make them more amenable to mobilisation in the national interest.
