The director-general of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig.-Gen. Ibrahim Shuaibu has said that the scheme is working with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 to ensure the reopening of NYSC Orientation camps nationwide.
Shuaibu stated this during the 2020 NYSC Freedom of Information Desk officers’ workshop on Tuesday in Abuja.
NYSC Boss who was represented by the director Human Resources Management, Hajiya Habiba Bappah, said that lives of Corps members are paramount to the Scheme.
According to him, let me seize this opportunity to assure the general public that the lives of the Corps members are paramount to the Scheme.
We are interfacing with the Presidential Task Force (PTF) for the safe reopening of our orientation camps incompliance with COVID-19 protocols.
“I wish to reiterate however that unqualified persons will not be allowed to participate in the programme as adequate measures are already in place to arrest and prosecute individuals that may attempt to do so.
“It is pertinent to inform you that is spearheading the fight against fake graduates especially foreign trained ones. We had a meeting with foreign Corps producing institutions and adopted measures to curb the trend.
“We also introduced physical and online verification exercises which resulted in the arrest and prosecution of culprits.”
Speaking on the FOIA for the desk Officer’s, he said that the training is in furtherance of Management’s efforts at enhancing the competence of staff for higher productivity in line with the extant provisions of the FOI Act.
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“Since 2011, The NYSC hasremained committed to the successful implementation of the FOI Act incompliance with the Government’s directive on the domestication of the Act by allMinistries, Department, and Agencies (MDAs).
“This is in addition to the prompt response to all FOI requests as well as a timely rendition of annual reports to the Federal Ministry of Justice. Management will continue to sustain this practice and ensure that our FOIA Desk Officers are adequately trained and equipped with relevant working materials to facilitate optimum discharge of their responsibilities.
“NYSC has, over the years, operated an effective feedback mechanism which ensures prompt response to all enquires in line with the FOIA. All information about the operations of the NYSC and its activities are regularly publicized and updated on the scheme’s websites, social media platforms as well as the traditional media.
“We have also recently reintroduced the ‘NYSC Half Hour’ magazine programme on NTA and Armed Forces Radio. This has projected the scheme as one of the best performing agencies in the FOIA compliance ranking.”
