By ZAKAA LAZARUS
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has said the Scheme would continue to deplore more ICT tools to enhance its mobilisation process.
He said the NYSC would also continue to train its mobilization officers on data verification, error resolution and emergency response, cybersecurity software training for staff handling sensitive data, among others.
He said this was necessary as the number of threats and attacks on the Scheme’s mobilization system increased daily.
General Nafiu stated this today in his keynote address at the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Mobilization Workshop with the theme; “Strengthening the NYSC Mobilisation Process through Improved Technology and Collaboration with Stakeholders, held in Abuja.
He disclosed further that
reforming the NYSC mobilization process had become necessary in the present dispensation, because the society was evolving and the Scheme must adjust its strategies to match current realities.
“We at NYSC recognize that by leveraging technology, forging stronger partnerships, investing in infrastructure, and deploying relevant skills, we can boost efficiency, enhance the experience of both prospective and serving Corps Members, and maintain the Scheme’s role in national development.
I therefore urge all our partners and collaborating agencies, particularly the Corps-producing institutions, to speed up the process of technological update to an acceptable level that makes collaboration and partnership seamless and more functional.
Let us not betray that trust. Let us jointly commit to prioritizing integrity over expediency, innovating for efficiency, and collaborating for national progress.
We are on the threshold of transformation. With technology as our tool and collaboration as our compass, we will build a mobilization system that is secure, smart, and truly service-driven”, General Nafiu said.
The Director General also said although the Scheme had attempted to update its mobilization process in line with changes in Nigeria’s educational policy and environment, it still faced several challenges, including; mismatched data from institutions, uploads of unqualified or part-time graduates, technical glitches that result in frustrating delays, attempts at falsification of records among others.
The Director, Corps Mobilization, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar said the workshop was an avenue for bringing the NYSC, Corps Producing Institutions and other key stakeholders to brainstorm and improve on the Scheme’s mobilization efforts.
He said though the Scheme had made remarkable progress as a result of collaboration, but there was need to tackle fraudulent uploading of unqualified graduates.
“This process is vital for our nation’s growth but it is fraught with challenges, especially with dishonest enrollments. We must therefore stay alert and be proactive”, he said.
Alhaji Abubakar urged the participants to be diligent in their assignments with high integrity and ensure they upload accurate information of their prospective Members.
