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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),
Oyo State is about partnering with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in the area of agricultural empowerment for corps members.

This was stated by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Abayomi Oke who is also the Chairman, NYSC Governing Board in the state.

He said that, the intent of the partnership is to make the youths more aware of the opportunities inherent in the embrace of agriculture for self sustainability and better productivity so that, they will not be plagued with unemployment immediately after they leave the NYSC scheme.

The meeting also had in attendance the Director General of IITA, Mr Nteranya Sanginga, Oyo State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs Ifeoma Anidobi and Hon. Afeez Bolaji Repete, Special Assistant on Youth and Sports Development to the Governor.