Brig-Gen Shu'aibu Ibrahim, Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned businesses against overusing Corp members during their main assignment, advising them to treat them as permanent workers.
Ibrahim made the request at a 2021 NYSC employers workshop in Kaduna, represented by the scheme's Northwest Area Office Director, Hajiya Zainab Isah.
The DG expressed disappointment that companies do not always assign Corp members duties that are appropriate for graduates.
"Some companies overburden corp members with work and rarely allow them to take breaks."
Ibrahim, on the other hand, stated that the system will monitor and put a stop to such attitudes by such employers.
"Employers should consider corp members as permanent employees since they are also their duties throughout the national service." Their health and well-being are as important as that of permanent employees in any organization; they must look after them to supplement the scheme's efforts to ensure their safety and health."
The DG frowned at the rate at which certain organizations reject corp members, which occasionally leads to them stage-managing their own rejection, delaying the issuance of monthly clearance, and absconding.
He did, however, urge the corp members to avoid unauthorized travel and to prioritize personal security.
Earlier, the scheme's State Coordinator, Alhaji Isah Wana, stated that the scheme's objectives could only be preserved via the combined efforts of all stakeholders, especially the managers of the corp members.
The workshop's focus was "Optimizing the NYSC Corps Employers Partnership for National Development in the Context of the New Normal."
He stated that the workshop's goal was to gather input from strategic stakeholders on the scheme's strengths, shortcomings, and potentials, as well as to map out methods to improve its operations.
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