The Federal Executive Council, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps, marking the first holistic review of the scheme since its establishment 53 years ago.
The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, announced the milestone on Monday following the council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, explaining that the overhaul is designed to align the 1973 national service scheme with Nigeria’s current realities and development priorities.
While acknowledging that the program has successfully strengthened national cohesion by bringing together young Nigerians from diverse backgrounds for over five decades, Olawande noted that changing national needs made these updates necessary.
“Our needs as a country have changed, and many expect the objectives of the NYSC to also change,” the minister said.
The approved structural updates will introduce a redesigned NYSC uniform that reflects professionalism and national pride, alongside a new graduation ceremony
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