The National Youth Service Corps has announced that changing of name will no longer be a requirement for married female corps members seeking redeployment to join their spouse. This is contained in a circular signed by the service’s Director Corps Mobilisation, Abubakar Mohammed, and issued to directors, Ag. Directors, State and Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Coordinators across the country.
The circular dated November 25, 2024, titled, “Review of criteria for concessional, deployment/relocation for married female corps members” revealed that the management has approved the review of criteria for the approval of concessional deployment/relocation of married female corps members.
It stated that state coordinators are by this notice of the circular should take note that “Changing a maiden name to that of a spouse is no longer a requirement for the approval of such request by married female corps members.
“Other requirements remain as they were.”
The circular maintained that state/FCT Coordinators are to ensure strict compliance with the directives, and directors area offices are to monitor the implementation accordingly.