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Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has highlighted the massive expansion of the scheme’s reach by revealing that it now mobilises graduates from 419 tertiary institutions across Nigeria. Speaking during a media interaction in Abuja, General Nafiu noted that the scheme has evolved significantly from its 1973 beginnings, where it started with just 2,364 corps members, to its current scale of mobilising approximately 400,000 graduates annually. Expansion of Institutional Reach The Director-General emphasised that the number of participating institutions reflects the rapid growth of Nigeria’s tertiary education sector. This expansive list of 419 institutions encompasses universities, polytechnics, monotechnics, and specialised colleges. In addition to these domestic institutions, the scheme continues to process and mobilise Nigerians ...

  Abuja, Nigeria – November 11, 2025 – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the release of call-up numbers for the 2025 Batch C Prospective Corps Members (PCMs), prioritizing those who registered earliest. The move comes as the organization grapples with limited camp spaces across the country. In an official statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) by the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, management explained that due to capacity issues in orientation camps in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), only about 40% of registered PCMs will be accommodated in the upcoming Batch C program. "The NYSC Management is pleased to announce that, call-up numbers for 2025 Batch C Prospective Corps Members has been released, based on registration order," the statement read. It further noted, "Please note that due to camp capacity across the 36 states of the federation and the FCT, only about 40 percent of registered Prospective Corps Members (PC...