Education Minister wants NYSC programme extended to 2 years

Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has proposed extending the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme from one year to two, in a move aimed at deepening skill acquisition and job creation among young Nigerians. Speaking during a visit by the new NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, the Minister praised the agency’s recent reforms, particularly its efforts to reduce the submission of fake certificates and credentials by prospective corps membe