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FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by nlfpmod(mod): 9:35am On Sep 29, 2025
Abuja—President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invoked provisions in Sections 2(4)(4) and 16(1)(C) of the NYSC Act, and approved a far-reaching reform which makes compliance with the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank, NERD, a mandatory requirement for mobilisation into or exemption from the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC.

The compliance directive was contained in Item 2(ix) in an enforcement circular recently issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who conveyed the approval for the adjustment of “NYSC mobilisation criteria in accordance with the President’s regulation requiring proof of NERD Policy compliance for all prospective Corps members, regardless of where they were educated.”

Apart from provisions in the policy meant to check certificate racketeering and the abuse of honours conferred on individuals by academic institutions, one of the new mandatory requirements of Nigerian students contained in the federal government’s policy is the deposit of academic outputs, which include thesis or project reports.

In Section 6.1.23 of the policy, the requirement is designed: “as a quality assurance check and as a yearly independent proof of continuous academic enrolment and affiliation” as it is expected to inviolably time-stamp scholarship, academic activities, and footprint regardless of location.

Recall that in March 2025, while issuing the declaration of effectiveness for NERD, the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, stated that “the approved stipulations for mandatory submission of academic outputs as provided in Sections 2.3, 4.3(1), and 7.6.11(c), among others, of the approved National Policy for the NERD Programme shall become obligatory requirements in Nigeria.

“The NERD Policy applies in equal measures to all education delivery institutions regardless of ownership type (public, private, military or civilian) whether within or outside the direct supervision of the federal ministry of education, such as colleges or schools of nursing, agriculture, specialised research institutions and institutes, etc.”

The circular issued by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, has now clarified that, effective from October 6, no Nigerian graduate – whether from a Nigerian university, polytechnic, college of education, or an overseas institution will henceforth be mobilised for or exempted from NYSC without proof of NERD compliance.

This step aims to safeguard the nation’s intellectual assets while restoring credibility to academic processes and qualifications.

The directive does not, however, affect serving Corps members or those enrolled before the October 6th enforcement date.

A copy of the approved NERD policy obtained by our correspondent revealed that President Tinubu also approved an academic output monetisation and reward mechanism for students and their lecturers, which Alausa proposed to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to ensure students and lecturers can earn lifetime revenues from their academic deposits.

Specifically, the policy created an illuminated pathway with a well-structured collaborative framework where the various autonomous institutions had hitherto operated as silos.

The federal government’s circular to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and higher institutions of learning (public and private, civilian and military alike) directs full enforcement of the NERD Policy.

In addition, critical data bodies, including the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, are required to provide inter-organisation data exchange support via Application Programming Interfaces, APIs, to facilitate onboarding and data validation.

While underscoring the significance of the directive, spokesperson for NERD, Haula Galadima, explained that each item deposited by a student shall feature the full name of the student, and those of his supervisor, co-supervisor, if any, and that of the Head of Department, as well as the sponsoring institution and department.

She further stated that, “apart from the mandate to verify for authenticity as a national flagship, the NERD digitisation programme has a clear objective – to raise the bar in the quality of academic content, output and presentation nationwide.

“One way NERD intends to accomplish this task, based on its mandate, is to strengthen the supervision processes in the nation’s higher institutions without getting involved in the processes.

If our eminent scholars are aware that their names will appear next to those of the students they supervise on a globally available digital platform, there is the likelihood that each lecturer would up his or her standard.

“Very few lecturers would want their names associated with poorly produced academic works. NERD is therefore poised to help each lecturer earn his ‘earned allowances’ by providing thorough supervision.”
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/09/fg-makes-thesis-submission-mandatory-for-nysc-participants/

Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by joyd200: 9:41am On Sep 29, 2025
those of the students they supervise on a globally available digital platform, there is the likelihood that each lecturer would up his or her standard.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by saintbillion(m): 9:42am On Sep 29, 2025
This is a welcome development. Gradually NYSC will soon be scrap

Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Judolisco(m): 9:42am On Sep 29, 2025
Submit thesis for university submit another one for NYSC.... Nysc wey no fit keep simple details like fingerprint wan keep thesis... Since that guy for premium times exposed them... Ino rate dem again... It means in d past some people served multiple time... grin
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Ogbodavies(m): 9:43am On Sep 29, 2025
After presido don do his own oluwole finish...
9ice 1..
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by robosky02(m): 9:43am On Sep 29, 2025
Nigeria we hail thee

I hope councilor in the LGA can also do this before voting or entering office
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by oluwaseyi0: 9:43am On Sep 29, 2025
Which thesis again
After finishing final year project
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by LordIsaac(m): 9:43am On Sep 29, 2025
What an article! Just verbatim with no central theme.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Klington: 9:44am On Sep 29, 2025
Copy and paste go surplus normally. Even tinubu can't produce such thing.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Mrchippychappy(m): 9:44am On Sep 29, 2025
When would Baba submit his own? We still dey wait grin
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by OlujobaSamuel: 9:45am On Sep 29, 2025
Make someone explain abeg, is it the project work written for graduation or another thesis to be written for nysc??
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by loadedvibes: 9:45am On Sep 29, 2025
Lol.. they wan make sure say them work for that allawee
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by JASONjnr(m): 9:46am On Sep 29, 2025
This is highly recommendable....

Will help to improve learning standard in the varsity.

Again, we won't be bothered with the quack graduates in the society.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Drsnives(m): 9:47am On Sep 29, 2025
Deltans the journey is still far
ooooooooooooo
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Smartcitizen: 9:47am On Sep 29, 2025
Where did Tinubu did his own NYSC service?

When I said that Tinubu's mission is to suffer Nigerians, his suffering head supporters that has been suffering in his hand will be fuming.

Nawaoo!



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Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by cyberbro: 9:47am On Sep 29, 2025
Does the NYSC have the manpower to review thousands of theses every year?
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Antoeni(m): 9:49am On Sep 29, 2025
The Same Should Apply to Senators And Legislators , Governors And President
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by UnimkeAk(m): 9:50am On Sep 29, 2025
Judolisco:
Submit thesis for university submit another one for NYSC.... Nysc wey no fit keep simple details like fingerprint wan keep thesis... Since that guy for premium times exposed them... Ino rate dem again... It means in d past some people served multiple time... grin
How can a normal human being go for service more than once
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by onyxo76(m): 9:52am On Sep 29, 2025
OlujobaSamuel:
Make someone explain abeg, is it the project work written for graduation or another thesis to be written for nysc??
the final year project that you did and defended.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Nobody: 9:52am On Sep 29, 2025
It's great as long as graduates don't have to pay to submit anything.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Fiscus105(m):
Thesis that will end up in dustbins, except if you are requesting for soft copies.

Even in UNIVERSITIES, they end up in a jam-packed and rotten in one room.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by kgr8mike(m): 9:54am On Sep 29, 2025
Scap this thing called NYSC and give every graduating student that allowance on graduation and watch the economy improve..
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by FarahAideed: 9:55am On Sep 29, 2025
I hope there is no financial burden attached to this that the corpers will be expected to bear ?

Because I have been a Nigerian long enough to see where this is going , small time you will hear the corpers need to pay 60k to Remita to process NERD
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by omoredia: 9:56am On Sep 29, 2025
Illiterates are the ones determining the direction of people who claim to be educated in this country.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by thatigboman: 10:03am On Sep 29, 2025
Judolisco:
Submit thesis for university submit another one for NYSC.... Nysc wey no fit keep simple details like fingerprint wan keep thesis... Since that guy for premium times exposed them... Ino rate dem again... It means in d past some people served multiple time... grin
nobody is submitting thesis to NYSC, just evidence that u submitted thesis in school
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Justdare:
Smartcitizen:
Where did Tinubu did his own NYSC service?

When I said that Tinubu's mission is to suffer Nigerians, his suffering head supporters that has been suffering in his hand will be fuming.

Nawaoo!


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Policy justified. I am sure you were a corps member at a point in your life. If this was in effect you would have learnt better and not write unintelligibly.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by Lukuluku69(m): 10:09am On Sep 29, 2025
OlujobaSamuel:
Make someone explain abeg, is it the project work written for graduation or another thesis to be written for nysc??
Thr one written for graduation I suppose but to me it is a waste of time and resources. The one students submit to the school, what usually happens to them? Thrown away after the 3-4 years.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by MatrixCircle: 10:11am On Sep 29, 2025
Absolute nonsense. What have all the universities across Nigeria done with the ones submitted by thier graduands both Masters and PhD huh
All ends in dump sites.
Until when the country take research and innovation seriously then NYSC members will start submitting that.
Re: FG Makes Thesis Submission Mandatory For NYSC Participants by marksleek2584(m):
This is the usual disease with Nigerian policies.....somersault anyhow....isn't this the reason for submitting projects in final year?! It is the prerequisite for making it to service year already! Why not work on the university system in itself!? This is a policy that is utter rubbish! It doesn't fix the degrading educational standards in anyway.
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