The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has charged Corps Producing Institutions across the country to strengthen their internal data validation systems to safeguard the credibility of the mobilisation process.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, made the call on Wednesday in Abuja at the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop, themed “Enhancing Service Delivery Across the NYSC Mobilisation Value Chain.” He emphasised the need for institutional heads to exercise stronger oversight over mobilisation activities, while urging Desk Officers to undergo continuous training to keep pace with evolving standards and technologies.
Nafiu reaffirmed the Scheme’s commitment to strict adherence to its Standard Operating Procedures, enhanced collaboration among departments, area offices and state secretariats, improved monitoring and evaluation, as well as the promotion of discipline, professionalism and ethical conduct at all levels.
He also called for stronger inter-agency collaboration, regular stakeholder review meetings and increased reliance on data-driven decision-making guided by clearly defined timelines and responsibilities. According to him, the NYSC mobilisation process must be repositioned to become more efficient, transparent, accountable and people-focused.
“As we look ahead, the NYSC mobilisation process must deliver timely and accurate results, free from undue influence, with clear accountability for actions and inactions,” the DG said, stressed that improving service delivery across the mobilisation value chain was both “imperative and urgent.”
Nafiu described the mobilisation process as a complex ecosystem involving the production, validation, mobilisation, deployment and management of Prospective Corps Members (PCMs). While acknowledging progress made in digital mobilisation, he noted persistent challenges such as poor data quality at source, limited technical skills among some operators, resistance to full automation and weak feedback mechanisms.
He expressed concern over violations of established guidelines, including the upload of unqualified graduates, inconsistent academic records, data discrepancies and intentional manipulation of records for personal or illegal gains. Such practices, he warned, undermine the integrity of the mobilisation process.
The DG cautioned Corps Producing Institutions against fraudulent mobilisation of graduates, stressing that the Scheme would not hesitate to apply sanctions against erring institutions.
Earlier, the Director of the Corps Mobilisation Department, Mrs. Rachel Idaewor, urged Students Affairs Officers (SAOs) to carry out their responsibilities with diligence and integrity. She emphasised the importance of ensuring that all information submitted accurately reflected the true profiles of Prospective Corps Members.
Idaewor highlighted the value of NYSC’s collaboration with key stakeholders such as the Federal Ministry of Education, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the National Universities Commission (NUC) and SIDMACH Technologies, calling for collective commitment to sustaining the gains recorded so far.
Participants at the workshop included Students Affairs Officers from Corps Producing Institutions nationwide, as well as representatives of the National Universities Commission, SIDMACH Technologies and other relevant stakeholders.
