Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) approves reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) aimed at improving the scheme’s efficiency and making orientation more career-focused. The reforms keep the programme’s one-year duration and introduce several changes, including digitalisation and adjustments to the orientation camp structure and leadership structure. Reporting from multiple outlets says the restructured leadership focus shifts away from a military-style arrangement toward civilian-led management.
Officials also say the orientation programme is redesigned into three phases. The first two weeks focus on civic responsibility, national values, leadership development, and nation-building. The second phase is described as career mapping, financial literacy, business planning, entrepreneurship, and access to finance. In the final two weeks, corps members receive specialised training aligned with their chosen career interests.
Under the new framework, each NYSC registrant selects one of 11 newly created specialised streams during registration. Outlets provide the same list of streams: Agric Corps, Medical Corps, Education Corps, Tech and Digital Corps, Legal Corps, Public Service Corps, Infrastructure Corps, Green Corps, Enterprise Corps, Creative Economy Corps, and Paramilitary and Security Corps.
