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NYSC Go Digital by barbstee(m): 6:18pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
Abuja – The National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) has developed a biometric data
capturingtechnology that will help in the
nationwide conduct of weekly and monthly check
on corps members.The Director-General of the
corps, Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, said this
during the inauguration and practical
demonstration of the programme at the Kuje
Area Council, Abuja.“It is going to make sure
that corps members stay in their places of
primary assignment. It will reduce the rate at
which they travel.“It will help the core employers
to benefit from the services of these corps
members maximally because they will now
remain in their places of primary assignment.“We
have policies in the scheme that guide absence
from places of primary assignment. For example
– there are certain number of times a corps
member can be absent and such a corps
member – in punishment – the service will be
extended.“We are not doing this in isolation it is
in line with the policies of the scheme. It is
going to bring transparency and accountability
into the way we do things.“My staff, who have
been conniving with corps members in the past
will not be able to do that anymore because
unless such a corps members cuts the thumb
and gives to anybody to thumb print for him.“The
DG said that six members of staff were presently
facing possible dismissal from the scheme after
being caught engaging and conniving with corps
members to leave their places of primary
assignment.He said that the disciplinary measure
being takenwas in line with the public service
rule and the NYSC condition of service.He said
that the biometric technology made provision for
corps members who may genuinely fall sick or
have reasons to be away from their areas of
assignments during the course of the service
year.Olawumi said that the biometrics would first
be deployed for use in Lagos and Abuja adding
that it will be fully adopted by other states of the
federation next year.“This exercise will start this
September with corps members of batch C 2014
who will be passing out soon and batch A 2015
and it is going to start this September in Lagos
state and the entire FCT.“Batch B 2015, those
who will be in Lagos and FCT this biometrics will
be applied for them throughout their service
year. By next year we willtry to extend it to all
the other states in the federation.“The
demonstration, which we are witnessing today, is
part of the second phase of the computerisation
process of the operations of the NYSC scheme
for the purpose of enhancing our overall
performance.“Let me also allay the fears of
some corps members we are going to make it
very user friendly.“We are going to do it in such
a way that it will not impose additional or
inconvenience on you than what you face
presently.“He said that the analogue system
which was previously in use promoted
unwarranted journey to schools to collect call-up
letters which led to accidents or loss of letters
and in some cases some persons missed the
service year.The DG urged corps members and
staff of the scheme in states and local
governments to embrace the process with
diligence in order to make it a success.He said
that the service would not tolerate acts geared
towards sabotaging the success of the program
noting that the scheme was working assiduously
to computerize all activities of the scheme in
line with global best practices.According to
Olawumi, by this, the NYSC like other agencies
of government will be positioned to render
seamless, efficient, and effective service to
Nigerians.The D-G warned corps members
wishing to stageany form of protest either on
non-payment of allowance or other matters to
desist from such endeavor as there was no
provision for such in paramilitary agencies.He
said that corps members caught would be
severely sanctioned and disciplined calling on
states and local governments owing allowances
to corps members to ensure immediate
payment.Olawumi said that the biometric
technology was already in use by the scheme as
ID cards of corps members had chips which
were used to identify and locate them especially
in cases of emergency.“The package also
includes a change in the certificate they will
receive at the end of their service year. The
certificate of national service will now carry the
passport photograph of the corps member to
forestall theft.“Employers of ex corps members
can now login the NYSC website and verify the
certificate and authenticity of other information
presented them”he added.Earlier, the Chairman
of the Kuje Area Council, Hon. Ishaku Saban,
lauded the hard work and diligence corps
members serving in the council showed in the
discharge of their duties.He assured the scheme
of improvement in infrastructural development in
order to improve the condition of the people and
corps members living within the area.Dr. Micheal
Ikhide, the Director corps welfare of the scheme
said that the task of effectively monitoring corp
members nationwide had remained a challenge
to management.Ikhide said the launch of the
biometrics would check cases of absenteeism,
submission of monthly clearance letters by proxy
and other forms of indiscipline among corps
members. |
Re: NYSC Go Digital by beycity(m): 6:28pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
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Re: NYSC Go Digital by HARDDON: 6:56pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
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Re: NYSC Go Digital by kayodefam(m): 9:50pm On Sep 04, 2015 |
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