The Federal Government has lifted the ban on postings for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to private sector organizations, including banks and oil and gas companies.
This new directive, announced by the Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, will take effect with the commencement of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Orientation Course.
The policy change aims to combat youth unemployment and enhance job market preparedness by allowing corps members to gain relevant experience in their fields of study.
Previously, NYSC postings were restricted to sectors such as education, agriculture, health, and infrastructure.
The memo read in parts, “There is an urgent need to review this policy to expand the opportunity and access for corps members to serve in places that are relevant to their areas of study. Without prejudice to the need to constantly review per prevailing realities, I now direct as follows: Lifting of all restrictions on postings.
“Posting of corps members to, as much as practicable, be in line with their course of study. Posting of corps members to select banks and other private sector organisations, including those operating in oil and gas, to commence with Abuja and Lagos. The directive contained herein will take effect from the date of commencement of the 2024 Batch ‘C Orientation Course and applies in relation to any matter relating to the posting and distribution of corps members to Places of Primary Assignment.
“The now revoked policy has greatly hampered experience gathering that would effectively prepare them for the job market.”
The previous policy, implemented during the tenure of a former Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Bolaji Abdullahi, limited corps members to sectors such as education, agriculture, health, and infrastructure to prevent exploitation of cheap labor by private companies and promote public sector capacity building.
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