NYSC DG Nafiu Calls for Expansion of Orientation Camps

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Nafiu, has called on state governments to expand orientation camps to accommodate the increasing number of corps members, which has surged to 450,000 annually from 100,000 in previous years. This rise is attributed to the growth in tertiary institutions and graduates, including those from foreign universities.

Nafiu made this appeal during an address to corps members at the NYSC Temporary Orientation Camp in Iyana Ipaja, Lagos State, where he noted that only 4,380 of the 11,155 deployed corps members could be accommodated. He commended state governments, particularly Lagos, for constructing a new 10,000-capacity permanent camp, and mentioned that Adamawa, Gombe, and Borno States are also developing new camps.

Existing camps in Sokoto, Kwara, Enugu, and Osun are undergoing renovations. Nafiu encouraged corps members to embrace national unity and utilize the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) program for self-reliance while advising them on security measures.