Orientation: NYSC assures of compliance to COVID-19 guidelines

The National Youth Service Corps on Thursday said it would ensure that all safety guidelines endorsed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the National Centre for Disease Control were adhered to in all its orientation camps nationwide.

In a statement by Director, Press and Public Relations Unit of the scheme, Adenike Adeyemi, the Director-General of the scheme, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, noted that the scheme did not record any case of the virus among corps members and staff since the outbreak in the country.

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Delivering his keynote address at the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Orientation Workshop with the theme “Evolving a Dynamic Operational Strategy in the Management of Camps in the Context of COVID-19” in Jos, Plateau State, he said: “In line with the current realities, our approach to the conduct of the forthcoming orientation course will focus on proper induction of corps members on core ideals of the cheme, with equal attention paid to the approved safety protocols”, he stated.

Ibrahim appealed to state governments to discharge their statutory responsibilities of upgrading and expanding camp facilities to adequately serve the increasing corps population.