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NYSC cries for help to mobilize over 420,000 corpers
Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier-General Sule Kazaure says the organization has appealed for a special intervention grant to cater of over 420, 000 corp members.
This represents the figure for both 2016 Batch ‘A’ and Batch ‘B’ which is more than doubled the original projection
Ripples Nigeria gathered that the partial mobilisation of Batch “B” corps members is tied to the limited capacity of orientation camps to carter for all at once.
Brigadier-General Kazaure has however assured that all necessary steps have been taken to ensure the mobilisation of all eligible prospective corps members in the next service year.
Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday while addressing media men, Kazaure said, “In the 2016 budget, provision was made for the mobilization of a total of 210,000 corps members. However, the figure for both 2016 Batch ‘A’ and Batch ‘B’ has more than doubled the original projection.
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The set back not withstanding, Corps members in stream I of Batch ‘B’ would commence orientation exercise on November 24.
By Joseph Emmanuel….
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