Victoria Mgbanwa
In a bid to Reform and restructure the National Youth Service Corp, The Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, has said that the Federal Government has planned to inaugurate a team that will review, restructure and reform the NYSC soon.
The Minister Made this known in a statement during the opening ceremony of the maiden meeting of the NYSC management with heads of corps-producing institutions in Nigeria, in Abuja on Monday.
She said, “Permit me to inform us very briefly on what is to come regarding the NYSC reforms. I am pleased to announce that I will be inaugurating a team to undertake the review, restructuring, and reforms of the NYSC.
“The first of these reforms will be centred on reviewing participants with an entrepreneurship mindset and making skills development a core of the programme.
“The NYSC already does that but the objective is to work with them to strengthen that mandate that they already have to be more efficient, effective, and beneficiary.
“So we envision a future where the NYSC programmes are not only self-sustained but also a revenue-generating programme within the next five years and to achieve this, we will institutionalise the NYSC ventures as an investment and asset management outfit.
“Furthermore, as part of the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund programme for 2024, I’m also pleased to announce that at least 5,000 corps members will have their entrepreneurial ventures funded with up to N10m when passing out.”
The Director-General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau’ Ahmed, said that the meeting is to enhance the mobilisation process of prospective corps members, as well as evolving strategies for eliminating identified flaws and ensuring a more seamless mobilisation process.
