Final year students of the University have been briefed on current developments about the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, for effective participation. The Deputy Director, NYSC Mobilization Division, Directorate Headquarters, Abuja, Mr. Isaac Fasanu, conducted the briefing and sensitisation programme, organised for final year and prospective corps members from the University.

On the deployment of corpers, Mr. Fasanu said no prospective corps member is deployed to his/her state of origin or state of study, except on marital grounds or proven state of life-threatening health cases. He listed the health challenges to include hepatitis, cancer, tuberculosis, sickle cell, mental disorder and visual impairment, among others. According to him, the Management of the NYSC was also not unaware of the security challenges in some states in the country. Mr. Fasanu gave a brief history of the scheme, borne out of the need for reconciliation, reconstruction and rehabilitation of the country after the devastating effects of the Civil War that took place between 1967 and 1970, and also to meet the yearnings and aspiration of the people for unity.
On eligibility, the Deputy Director stressed it that only Nigerians, who had obtained First Degrees or Higher National Diplomas from accredited institutions of higher learning within or outside the country can participate in the scheme, while those who were above the age of 30 as at the time of graduation, those that had served in the Armed Forces (Army, Navy, Air-force) or the Nigeria Police Force for a period of more than nine months were also exempted from national service.
Mr. Fasanu and the NYSC State Relocation Officer, Alhaja Kuburat Asogbon, took time to explain to the students the procedures for mobilisation, using the NYSC registration portal, www.nysc.co.org.ng, as he charged them not to pay money to anybody in a bid to influence their postings or for other reasons. The briefing afforded the students an ample opportunity to ask questions on grey areas about the scheme.