NEWS ALERT!!! Federal Government Stops Posting Of Corps Members To Unsafe States

NEWS ALERT!!! Federal Government Stops Posting Of Corps Members To Unsafe States—The Federal Government has stopped the posting of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to states in Nigeria marked as ‘very unsafe’ due to the deadly challenge of insecurity.

The Minister of Youths Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, who announced this on Sunday in an interview with Channels Television said: “As an immediate intervention of the government and the NYSC as an agency, we have actually stopped posting corps members to the very unsafe states.”

Jamila continued, “We have been doing it in the past. There are states where we have not been posting corps members to ensure their safety.

“When it comes to security matters, it is a multi-sectoral approach. So, it is not the NYSC alone and the ministry that is involved. We are working with security outlets to ensure corps members are safe.

“We are also working on group transportation strategies for them to ensure that they are transported to and from camps safely and to their destinations.”

In addition, she noted a comprehensive review of the remuneration structure, which is targeted to transform the NYSC into a self-sustaining agency with a focus on preparing corps members for the job market.

“When it comes to remuneration, we are looking at the holistic funding of the NYSC. You are all aware that we have announced a reform of the NYSC scheme itself. We want the scheme to go beyond being a social programme of the government,” she said.