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The Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Olatunji Alausa has commended the Management of National Youth Service Corps for its proactive and digitalized efforts in mobilisation process, towards curbing certificate racketeering involving some foreign trained graduates within West Africa.

He also hailed the Scheme for resolving the lingering issue of OND part-time graduates with full-time HND who were previously exempted from National Service.

The Minister stated this today when the Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Abuja.

Alausa stated further that efforts are on-going in the ministry to digitize the verification of foreign trained graduates of Nigerian origin.

He said the Ministry and NYSC would further strengthen their alliance towards the improvement of education for national development.

He advocated the deployment of more graduate teachers to serve in rural schools, saying this would fill the manpower gap in the schools.

The Minister also advocated for the extension of national service from one to two years, with the expansion of NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Training programme content for Corps Members.

"You have done so well as an organization. Let NYSC give people more opportunity to become job creators that will meet the needs of the country", he said.

Speaking earlier, the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Oluseye Nafiu lauded the Ministry's innovation and giant strides in the education sector.

He called for the establishment of a database of Nigerian youths going abroad to study for degree programmes, adding that this would help the government and other stakeholders in the education sector to have detailed records of Nigerian students studying abroad and also eliminate fake graduates.

"NYSC is ready to comply with policy guidelines as directed by the Federal Government. We are also trying to reform the Scheme to conform with the present national needs", he said.

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Abel Olumuyiwa Enitan affirmed the Ministry's readiness to work with NYSC more effectively towards uplifting the standard of education in the country.

Caroline Embu
Acting Director Information and Public Relations

This country has no direction

Mums people, the one year they are doing now has not serve any purpose to Nigerians.

Craze people. So they can embezzle more money. Like people that actually studied abroad and work abroad need this NYSC shit.

I have friends that left Nigerian with a legit work visa abandoning their 33K chicken change. To serve Nigeria ain't by force.

Not neccessary

Nooo one year should be enough. Honestly it supposed to be 6 months. Nysc na rawbish brainwashed institution complete waste of time.

Way to go.

One year is not enough time to integrate.

Considering the life span of Nigerians, 2-4 years should still be set aside to serve the motherland. Such extension will pave way for Nigerian youths to fully integrate and establish into new traditions, culture, and environment they find themselves.

A highly welcomed development.

God bless The Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Mad man

Once again, another minister of education has gone mad.

5 years in school

2 years for ASUU strike

2 years for NYSC

Make una marry in school o

Dey play

Wèré

Backward thinking.

With a caveat that people can opt out easily cause that's a stretch man.

To reduce unemployment and increase looting.

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Way to go.

One year is not enough time to integrate.

Considering the life span of Nigerians, 2-4 years should still be set aside to serve the motherland.

God bless The Federal Republic of Nigeria!

Integrate what?
Please be objective

To reduce unemployment and increase looting.
NYSC are dying just because of serving our father country. Please rest.

This one is a lunatic

Nigerian politicians are addicted to time wasting.

The real intention for the suggested extension is to have access to cheap labour.

Chances are his kids attended foreign universities and may not even return to Nigeria meanwhile he is advocating for 2 years of graduates lives to be wasted on a useless scheme!

The NYSC scheme has failed in fostering national unity and is just a waste of khaki materials!

Crazy people. If I may even know the aim of the service. One year wasted for no reason. Now, the idiots are clamoring for 2 years service.
You must be mad sir , for even thinking about that.

Which kind stupid talk be this

The minister of education dey mad

Jimsonjaat86:
Caroline Embu
Acting Director Information and Public Relations

Because of 77k...abeg rest

After obasanjo, Nigeria no get government again

Let NYSC be a recruiting portal for both the federal and state governments henceforth.

Is this man ok ?

I don't think so,....

Waisting 2 solid years in strange land amidst hostile people.
When we already Batch A,B,C. and stream 1 and stream 2.

Let everyone do what they want to do and go home