The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned universities, polytechnics and other corps-producing institutions against uploading unqualified graduates for national service, urging them to thoroughly verify students’ records before submitting their names for mobilisation.
The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, issued the warning on Friday at the opening of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop, held under the theme, “Strengthening Institutional Accountability, Data Integrity and Digital Innovation for Seamless NYSC Mobilisation.”
Nafiu said inaccurate records, manipulation of data and the inclusion of ineligible graduates could undermine the credibility of the NYSC mobilisation process.
According to him, the NYSC mobilises hundreds of thousands of Nigerian graduates annually and must continually strengthen its systems to ensure that only eligible graduates are mobilised in a transparent, credible and timely manner.
NYSC demands accurate graduate records
The NYSC boss said accountability in the mobilisation process goes beyond regulatory compliance, stressing that every institution and officer involved must take responsibility for their assigned duties.
He warned that inaccurate records, unauthorised alterations to data, delayed responses and failure to meet approved timelines could disrupt the mobilisation of graduates and damage public confidence in the scheme.
Nafiu urged corps-producing institutions to strengthen their internal quality assurance systems before forwarding graduate records to the NYSC.
He identified incorrect personal information, unauthorised alterations after Senate or academic board approval, uploading of unqualified persons, manipulation of records, delayed processing and weak internal controls among the challenges affecting the mobilisation exercise.
Data manipulation could disrupt NYSC mobilization
The NYSC Director-General said institutions must treat data management as a critical responsibility from the point of admission through graduation and eventual mobilisation.
He noted that errors, omissions, duplicate entries and deliberate misrepresentation of prospective corps members’ records could generate complaints, increase operational costs and disrupt the NYSC mobilisation calendar.
Nafiu also said the scheme would continue to deploy digital technology to reduce manual intervention, improve transparency and make the mobilisation process more efficient.
However, he cautioned that technology alone could not address poor governance or weak institutional procedures.
NYSC urges institutions to verify graduates
Earlier, the Director, Corps Mobilisation, Mrs Idaewor Onomhoare, described the workshop as an important platform for improving collaboration between the NYSC, corps-producing institutions and other stakeholders.
Onomhoare said although progress had been made in the mobilisation process, there was still a need to improve service delivery across the entire mobilisation chain.
She urged universities and other institutions to ensure that the records submitted to the NYSC accurately reflected the genuine profiles of their graduates.
She stressed that proper verification, documentation and timely submission of information should be treated as core institutional responsibilities rather than routine administrative duties.
The NYSC said maintaining accurate and verifiable graduate data remains essential to ensuring a credible mobilisation exercise and preserving the integrity of the national service scheme.
NYSC Warns Universities, Polytechnics Over Uploading Unqualified Graduates for Mobilisation.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned universities, polytechnics and other corps-producing institutions against uploading unqualified graduates for national service, urging them to thoroughly verify students’ records before submitting their names for mobilisation.
The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, issued the warning on Friday at the opening of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Mobilisation Workshop, held under the theme, “Strengthening Institutional Accountability, Data Integrity and Digital Innovation for Seamless NYSC Mobilisation.”
Nafiu said inaccurate records, manipulation of data and the inclusion of ineligible graduates could undermine the credibility of the NYSC mobilisation process.
According to him, the NYSC mobilises hundreds of thousands of Nigerian graduates annually and must continually strengthen its systems to ensure that only eligible graduates are mobilised in a transparent, credible and timely manner.
NYSC demands accurate graduate records
The NYSC boss said accountability in the mobilisation process goes beyond regulatory compliance, stressing that every institution and officer involved must take responsibility for their assigned duties.
He warned that inaccurate records, unauthorised alterations to data, delayed responses and failure to meet approved timelines could disrupt the mobilisation of graduates and damage public confidence in the scheme.
Nafiu urged corps-producing institutions to strengthen their internal quality assurance systems before forwarding graduate records to the NYSC.
He identified incorrect personal information, unauthorised alterations after Senate or academic board approval, uploading of unqualified persons, manipulation of records, delayed processing and weak internal controls among the challenges affecting the mobilisation exercise.
Data manipulation could disrupt NYSC mobilization
The NYSC Director-General said institutions must treat data management as a critical responsibility from the point of admission through graduation and eventual mobilisation.
He noted that errors, omissions, duplicate entries and deliberate misrepresentation of prospective corps members’ records could generate complaints, increase operational costs and disrupt the NYSC mobilisation calendar.
Nafiu also said the scheme would continue to deploy digital technology to reduce manual intervention, improve transparency and make the mobilisation process more efficient.
However, he cautioned that technology alone could not address poor governance or weak institutional procedures.
NYSC urges institutions to verify graduates
Earlier, the Director, Corps Mobilisation, Mrs Idaewor Onomhoare, described the workshop as an important platform for improving collaboration between the NYSC, corps-producing institutions and other stakeholders.
Onomhoare said although progress had been made in the mobilisation process, there was still a need to improve service delivery across the entire mobilisation chain.
She urged universities and other institutions to ensure that the records submitted to the NYSC accurately reflected the genuine profiles of their graduates.
She stressed that proper verification, documentation and timely submission of information should be treated as core institutional responsibilities rather than routine administrative duties.
The NYSC said maintaining accurate and verifiable graduate data remains essential to ensuring a credible mobilisation exercise and preserving the integrity of the national service scheme.
