The federal executive council (FEC) on Monday approved sweeping reforms for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in a bid to strengthen the efficiency of the scheme.
Ayodele Olawande, minister of youth development, said after the weekly FEC meeting, the council maintained the scheme’s one‑year duration and introduced seven major reforms which include digitalisation and change of leadership structure from military to civilians, and a redesigned NYSC uniform.
Speaking on the approved reforms, Hadiza Bala Usman, special adviser on policy coordination to the president, said the orientation programme will be restructured into three distinct phases to better prepare youth corps members for national service and future careers.
She said the first two weeks will focus on civic responsibility, national values, leadership development, and nation-building, while the second phase will centre on career mapping, financial literacy, business planning, entrepreneurship, and access to finance.
According to her, during
