When Beatrice Okoh (not her real name) packed her bags for the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp earlier this year, she carried with her the excitement of a fresh graduate ready to serve her country.
What she did not pack for, and could not have anticipated, was sleeping outdoors for two nights, turned away from overcrowded halls, still unregistered two days after arrival, and waiting months for allowances she was legally owed. Her story is not unique.
For a growing number of Nigerian graduates, the NYSC year, long celebrated as a rite of passage for national integration and personal development, has quietly become a season of financial strain, logistical chaos, and unmet promises.
As frustrations deepen across orientation camps and service states, corps members are breaking their silence.
Tension mounted at the Lagos State NYSC orientation camp earlier this year when several corps members voiced frustration over what they
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