The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has revoked the certificates of 101 individuals who were fraudulently mobilized for national service by the University of Calabar (UNICAL) for the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years.
This was made known by the Director of Information and Public Relations at NYSC, Eddy Megwa, on Monday, stating that the Scheme took this action to maintain the integrity of the national service program to prevent unqualified individuals from participating.
The affected individuals were found to have been mobilized fraudulently, and their certificates have been canceled immediately.
The NYSC also advised the public, especially Corps Employers, Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Corporate and Religious Organizations, Multi-National Companies, and Corps Producing Institutions, to verify the authenticity of certificates presented to them.
Megwa statement read in part, “The Management of the National Youth Service Corps hereby restates its strong commitment to ensuring that unqualified locally and foreign-trained Nigerian youths, especially those purported to have graduated from unaccredited universities, are not recognized, while only qualified individuals are issued NYSC Certificates of National Service.
“Arising from the above, the Certificates of National Service of the underlisted individuals have been invalidated immediately by the NYSC Management. Members of the public, especially Corps Employers, Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), Corporate and Religious Organizations, Multi-National Companies, Corps Producing Institutions, and other critical stakeholders of NYSC are to take note of this advertorial for prompt action.
“In addition, members of the public are also enjoined to confirm from the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja, the authenticity of Certificates of National Service, Exemption, and Exclusion Letters being presented for any purpose.”
