NYSC and NIMC Collaborate to Enhance Corps Registration

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is partnering with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to decentralize the online registration process for prospective corps members. This initiative was discussed during a visit by Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, the Director-General/Chief Executive Officer of NIMC, to the NYSC corporate headquarters in Abuja.

NYSC Director-General Nafiu highlighted that many foreign-based graduates have faced difficulties due to the current requirement of traveling to Nigeria for registration, which delays their enlistment. The NYSC aims to develop an application that allows registration from anywhere in the world, although biometric capturing remains a challenge.

Nafiu expressed optimism that NIMC, as the custodian of Nigeria's identity data, would assist in providing biometric input. Coker-Odusote assured support for the initiative, emphasizing that it would facilitate a conducive digital environment for eligible Nigerian youth to access registration services from home.