The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Monday warned tertiary institutions in the country against enrolling unqualified graduates in the scheme.
The DG issued the warning while addressing Data Entry Officers from tertiary institutions and Deployment and Relocation Officers from NYSC state at a workshop held in Abuja. He said the NYSC would blacklist any higher institution found to be involved in the fraudulent mobilization of unqualified graduates in order to serve as a deterrent to others.
According to him
“Corps-producing institutions are warned not to enroll unqualified graduates into the mobilization process of the scheme. I advise all of you, participants, not to fall into the temptation of unscrupulous elements that may want to truncate the mobilization process. The NYSC will blacklist any corps-producing institution that is involved in fraudulent mobilization of unqualified graduates in order to serve as a deterrent to others. As leaders, do the right thing. Let us maintain good integrity and check your data correctly.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Finance says the monthly allowance paid to Corps members had been increased to N30,000. The Ministry had explained that the development followed the recent upward review of the new minimum wage. It, however, encouraged the Corps Members to redouble efforts in their bid to contribute their quota to national cohesion and growth.