The Minister, who gave the assurance while addressing corps members at the Lagos Iyana Ipaja NYSC Orientation Camp, said the over 350,000 youths that pass through the NYSC yearly are essential to the success of any change agenda for the present and future generations.
“I have always advocated that Nigeria must invest in the Youths. We at the Ministry are refocusing the development of our youth in terms of programming. The ministry has developed a programme called DY.NG. We want it to be a two month program that you would run during your service, after which you will have some level of certification. It will give you that added advantage beyond your degree,” he noted.
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He further explained that the template is set up in partnership with the NYSC Directorate and some of the digital skills to be learnt include data processing, cloud computing, application development.
The Minister also announced that he had enlisted all corps members across the country as ‘Anti-Corruption Ambassadors’ to “spread the word, create awareness and make sure corruption does not thrive.”
“Let me assure you that the increase in your allowance has been captured in the recently passed Appropriation Bill and will be effected once it is signed into law,” he told the highly elated corps members.
Before the address, the Minister visited the sick bay, the rooms and the kitchen where he partook in the breakfast.
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