The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed, has commended the Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Prof. Florence Obi, for her uprightness in reporting and exposing unqualified ‘graduates’ to the Scheme for demobilisation from the mandatory one-year national service....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
The NYSC Director-General gave the commendation in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Information and Public Relations of the Scheme, Mr Eddy Megwa.
According to Brig.-Gen. Ahmed, this was in line with the Scheme’s continuous efforts to prevent unqualified graduates from getting the NYSC Certificate of National Service.
He said that the demobilised candidates would be prosecuted accordingly.
Ahmed said that another 19 candidates who initially registered online for mobilisation have been prevented from national service, while four certificates of national service for other culprits were not produced by the Scheme.
“This is in addition to the earlier 101 certificates that were recently voided by the scheme, making a total of 178,” he said.
The NYSC boss commended the Vice-Chancellor of the UNICAL for her forthrightness in hinting NYSC on the mobilisation of unqualified graduates from the institution.
“The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar came here to report that she observed some names appeared on the institution’s list and they ought not to have been there.
“She checked the list the school gave us and I told her that their certificates would be invalidated. I give kudos to the Vice-Chancellor,” Brig.-Gen. Ahmed was quoted as saying....For More READ THE FULL STORY▶▶
