The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) has put a halt to all its orientation camps nationwide following the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease.
The directive from NYSC headquarters in Abuja was issued in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Lagos State NYSC Coordinator, Eddy Megwa, told corps members during morning meditation on the parade ground to vacate the orientation camp as soon as possible.
“We have been asked to close down all orientation camps and discharge the corps members to their various places of primary assignment,” Megwa said.
He furthermore stated that the abrupt closure of the camps was part of preventive steps the NYSC management has decided to take in order to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus in the country.
All state coordinators have received the directive to indefinitely shut down all orientation camps across the country. The Stream 2 corps members were expected to resume camp on April 2 however it seems the date might be looked into and postponed.
The corps members will collect their transport allowance and letters for their places of primary assignment, as well as their identity cards before leaving the orientation camps.
They have also been directed to report to their PPA local governments today to undergo documentation.
