*Military to provide security for corps members nationwide under reform
By Olawale Lamina
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a holistic reform of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, that will be headed by a civilian in its operational leadership.
This is the first holistic reform of the National Youth Service Corps in its 53years of existence.
Following the approval, Council directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Ministry of Youth to amend the NYSC Act and its regulations to reflect all the approved reform measures, enabling immediate implementation of the new framework.
Under the reform, the NYSC operational leadership will be headed by a civilian, while the military will continue to handle security for corps members nationwide.
This new initiative aims to reposition NYSC along the line of skill-oriented, productivity-driven, youth-empowering institution that directly supports the administration’s ambition of building a $1 trillion economy.
Currently led by Brigadier-General Olakunle Nafiu. the NYSC scheme was establish shed after the civil war by decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973, in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile, and rebuild the country .
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