By John Alechenu Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invoked provisions in Sections 2(4)(4) and 16(1)(C) of the NYSC Act, and approved a far-reaching reform which makes compliance
The compliance directive was contained in Item 2(ix) in an enforcement circular recently issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, who conveyed the approval for the adjustment of “NYSC mobilisation criteria in accordance with the President’s regulation requiring proof of NERD Policy compliance for all prospective Corps members, regardless of where they were educated.”
Apart from provisions in the policy meant to check certificate racketeering and the abuse of honours conferred on individuals by academic institutions, one of the new mandatory requirements of Nigerian students contained in the federal government’s policy is the deposit of academic outputs, which include thesis or project reports.
In Section 6.1.23 of the policy, the requirement is designed: “as a quality assurance check and as a yearly independent proof of continuous academic enrolment and affiliation” as it is expected to inviolable time-stamp scholarship, academic activities, and footprint regardless of location.
