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Stop enrolling unqualified graduates into NYSC, DG warns varsities

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5 years ago

May 28, 2019

The Director – General of the National Youth Service Corps , Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has warned tertiary institutions in the country against enrolling unqualified graduates in the scheme .

The DG said the NYSC would blacklist any higher institution found to be involved in fraudulent mobilisation of unqualified graduates in order to serve as a deterrent to others .

The NYSC is preparing to mobilise its Batch B prospective corps members by June amid reports from the Ministry of Finance that the monthly allowance paid to the members had been increased to N 30 , 000, which is also the new minimum wage .

But the NYSC DG , while addressing Data Entry Officers from tertiary institutions and Deployment and Relocation Officers from NYSC state at a workshop held in Abuja on Monday, warned that unqualified graduates should not be enrolled in the forthcoming mobilisation .

The DG said , “ Corps – producing institutions are warned not to enroll unqualified graduates into the mobilisation process of the scheme . I advise all of you , participants , not to fall into the temptation of unscrupulous elements that may want to truncate the mobilisation process . The NYSC will blacklist any corps – producing institution that is involved in fraudulent mobilisation of unqualified graduates in order to serve as a deterrent to others . As leaders , do the right thing. Let us maintain good integrity and check your data correctly . ”