The National Youth Service Corps has announced that all prospective corps members and other camp participants for the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Exercise will undergo compulsory COVID-19 RDT Test.
The agency said only those that test negative would be allowed entry into the camps nationwide.
Director-General of the NYSC, Maj Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim revealed this during a live joint webinar by NYSC/NCDC organised for the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Prospective Corps Members.
In a statement by the Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations of the NYSC, Emeka Mgbemena, the DG said that those that test positive to COVID-19 would be handed over to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and State Ministry of Health Officials for treatment.
Ibrahim revealed that the collaboration with NCDC has yielded good results, adding that since the partnership started, no casualty has been recorded in any of the NYSC’s Orientation Camps across the country.
He advised the PCMs to be security conscious, avoid night journeys, while also counselling them to break any journey that would extend beyond 6:00 pm.
“You can pass the night in any NYSC Orientation camp, NYSC Secretariats, Corps Members’ Lodge, military and security formations.
“I urge you to take advantage of this opportunity because NYSC is a platform for those that are serious.
“Posting and other services in NYSC are free, don’t give bribes for posting,” he said.
