Bukola Afeni
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged corps members to prepare for life after national service by acquiring at least one entrepreneurial skill during orientation camp.
Nafiu gave the advice while addressing 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream One corps members at the NYSC Lagos State Orientation Camp in Iyana-Ipaja.
He said learning vocational and entrepreneurial skills would empower corps members to become self-employed and create job opportunities for others, thereby reducing unemployment in the country.
The NYSC boss disclosed that the Bank of Industry (BOI) has earmarked ₦2 billion as business loans for interested corps members, adding that other financial institutions are also ready to support viable business ideas.
“We have the Bank of Industry that has set aside two billion naira as business loans for interested corps members. We also have Wema Bank, NNPC Foundation, Kudimata, Access Bank, Unity Bank and others who are ready to give you business loans at minimal interest rates,” he said.
Nafiu also enjoined corps members to contribute to strengthening Nigeria’s corporate existence by relating with one another as brothers and sisters, irrespective of their ethnic, religious or cultural differences.
He further advised them to remain selfless, maximise the opportunities offered by the service year, make new friends and build relationships that would promote national unity and integration.
