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NYSC warns institutions against undermining the scheme’s credibility

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  • NYSC Director General Olakunle Nafiu told institutions to verify graduate data before submitting it for mobilisation.
  • He warned that inaccurate records, unauthorised changes, unqualified applicants and delays could damage the scheme and disrupt its calendar.
  • NYSC plans to expand technology use, while saying digital tools cannot replace sound governance and internal controls.

Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps has warned institutions that provide corps members not to compromise the credibility of the mobilisation process through inaccurate or manipulated data.

Director General Brig. Gen. Olakunle Nafiu issued the warning at the opening of the 2026 Batch C Pre-Mobilisation Workshop in Abuja. The event focused on institutional accountability, data integrity and digital innovation in the mobilisation process.

Nafiu said institutions must verify graduate records before sending them to the NYSC. He identified incorrect personal information, unauthorised changes after senate or academic board approval, the uploading of unqualified people, manipulated or delayed records, weak internal controls and late submission of approved graduation lists as persistent problems.

Accountability is more than regulatory compliance. It requires every institution and officer involved in mobilisation to take ownership of assigned responsibilities, adhere to approved procedures and remain answerable for decisions and actions taken.

· Olakunle NafiuThe NYSC director general called on institutions to take responsibility for the accuracy and handling of graduate data.

“Accountability is more than regulatory compliance. It requires every institution and officer involved in mobilisation to take ownership of assigned responsibilities, adhere to approved procedures and remain answerable for decisions and actions taken,” he said.

He added that every inaccurate record, unauthorised alteration, delayed response or missed deadline could affect graduate mobilisation and the scheme’s credibility. Such failures also generate complaints, raise operating costs and disrupt the mobilisation calendar, with consequences for national planning.

Nafiu said data management must be treated as a responsibility extending from admission through graduation and final mobilisation. The NYSC will continue deploying technology to reduce manual work, improve transparency and increase efficiency, but technology alone cannot overcome weak governance or poor institutional processes. Corps Mobilisation Director Idaewor Onomhoare described the workshop as a platform for improving cooperation among the NYSC, institutions and other stakeholders.

These lapses generate complaints, increase operational costs and disrupt the mobilisation calendar, with implications for national planning.

· Olakunle NafiuHe described the consequences of inaccurate, manipulated or delayed records.
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