Suggest Ways to #ImproveNYSC

(Last Updated On: August 18, 2015)

President Buhari has reiterated his resolve to maintain & sustain NYSC as a veritable instrument for National Integration. In view of this, the Director General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Olawumi Johnson has invited Corps members to make suggestions on the aspects of the Scheme that need to be improved upon asides allowance.

Now we don’t know why the DG is telling us that allowance increment is a no-go area. I think he just wants us to shift our focus away from that for now. Also it is a known fact that that is the first area the average corper would suggest for improvement. But many are asking for more. Many suggest more should be done in enabling corpers for life after service. Some call for in-depth entrepreneurial training instead of teaching for 11 months and then going back to being jobless for years. Some have suggested giving corpers the whole allowance at once for them to start businesses or to put their ideas to test. But I trust our youth, they will take that N237,600 (N19,800 x 12months) and go on a shopping spree.

The conversation has started on Twitter and here are some of the best tweets on how to improve NYSC. We all have ideas on how NYSC can be improved but nobody is listening. Add your suggestions in the comments section below. The DG will now take your suggestions on how to #improveNYSC…

@nysc_ng #improveNYSC @_NYSC increase allowee, improve welfare of CM, empower the CM b4 POP and minimise ‘working of posting’.

— Ohinle (@clasifyd) August 12, 2015

Promte CDS actv in rural areas, imprv welfare n security, encourage SAED activts n ensure justice n honesty in d admin #improveNYSC @_NYSC

— M. Abdullahi (@bb2them) August 12, 2015

@nysc_ng @_NYSC Service yr should be a period of total youth empowerment through career focused programs and trainings 1/2 #improveNYSC

— Chukwuemeka Joshua (@chus_jovial) August 12, 2015

@nysc_ng it will not be out of place if after service n training u empower them with a token of N250K to start a business #improveNYSC

— Abdulsalam shefiu (@zanklex0001) August 12, 2015

@nysc_ng @_NYSC #improveNYSC increase NYSC allowee and this wld help corper 2 strt entrepreneurial venture…Also Corper shld choose Zones

— Micheal (@stmicheal7743) August 12, 2015

@nysc_ng @_NYSC #improveNYSC@_NYSC give audience and recognition to Copers who develop their PPA in 1way or the other,thus encorage others.

— MaggieMii… (@Eminenfaze) August 12, 2015

#improveNYSC by removing the stress of PPA rejection and reducing the paperwork during service year

— Maester Mariam (@MaRiamAbebi) August 10, 2015

#improveNYSC by offering skills programmes as PPA rather than whatever it is right now

— Maester Mariam (@MaRiamAbebi) August 10, 2015

#improveNYSC by ensuring that community development service day is used for new/ongoing community projects!

— Maester Mariam (@MaRiamAbebi) August 10, 2015

#improveNYSC instead of clamoring for improved allawee, enterprising corpers should be given seed capital to fund their businesses.

— Kufre (@Kuffree) August 10, 2015

2/2)Then their has be program tailored to transform the creative energies of our graduates into profitable enterprises. #improveNYSC

— Kufre (@Kuffree) August 10, 2015

PPA should be mandated to provide accommodation to all corps member #ImproveNYSC @nysc_ng @nysc_ogun @nysc_lagos @KopasTales

— Asiwaju HAMMED® (@realisticjd) August 10, 2015

@nysc_ng #improveNYSC corpers are always extorted when going to camp. NYSC should provide transport from bus stop in the town of camp.

— Oyeniran Dan Olutola (@olutoladan) August 10, 2015

1. Not everyone should be teaching
2. Allow relevant private companies recruit corpers
3. Better incentives
#improveNYSC @nysc_ng

— Abass (@Dammybas) August 10, 2015

We’ll now take your comments…