NYSC reforms: Corps members to wear Adire uniforms – Minister

The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has confirmed that one of the reforms approved for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will replace the scheme’s traditional khaki uniform with Adire fabric. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Olawande said the change is designed to promote local manufacturing and ensure government spending […]

FG Extends NYSC Orientation Camp to Six Weeks, Scraps Military Drills, Passing Out Parade

The Federal Government has approved a comprehensive reform of the National Youth Service Corps since its establishment in 1973, replacing military leadership with a civilian Director-General. It also restructured the one-year scheme into 11 specialised skills-based streams, redesigned the orientation camp programme and uniform, and directed the amendment of the NYSC Act to give immediate […]