The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has emphasized the need to reform the scheme’s mobilization process to keep pace with the rapidly changing world. Speaking at the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Pre-Mobilization Workshop in Abuja, Nafiu noted that the NYSC management recognizes the importance of adapting its strategies to reflect current realities ¹.

Key Areas of Focus

The NYSC aims to enhance efficiency, improve experiences for prospective and serving corps members, and sustain contributions to national development by:

• Leveraging Technology: Harnessing technology to streamline processes and improve service delivery
• Security Partnerships: Collaborating with security agencies to ensure a safe and secure environment for corps members
• Infrastructure Investment: Investing in infrastructure to support the growth and development of corps members
• Skill-Based Deployment: Deploying corps members based on their skills and expertise to maximize impact

Workshop Objectives

The workshop, themed “Reforming Corps Mobilization in the Contemporary Nigerian Society: Challenges and Prospects,” aims to:

• Examine the intersections of youth development, national service, and societal transformation
• Explore innovative strategies to harness the energy and ideas of Nigerian youth
• Build a more peaceful, just, and prosperous society

Nafiu urged participants from all corps-producing institutions across Nigeria to engage in robust discussions and brainstorm the challenges and prospects of the NYSC mobilization process

Hundreds of families of the slain Uromi hunters took to the streets, protesting the brutal killing of their loved ones. The protesters, who blocked the major road linking Toranke in Bunkure Local Government area of Kano State with Kano, carried placards with messages like “We demand justice on the killings of our people” and “Hunters are not criminals.”

The protesters demanded speedy justice and an end to the killings, with some hunters joining the peaceful protest, carrying dangerous hunting weapons. Others chanted war songs as the convoy of Edo State Governor Pastor Monday Okpebholo passed by during his visit to the area ¹.

Notably, the placards also bore messages like “Northerners killing must stop” and “Northerners