Posted by Chinenye on Tue 04th Aug, 2026 - tori.ng
The NYSC has introduced a fresh requirement that every prospective corps member must meet before mobilisation.
(The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu. Photo Credit: Punch News)
Prospective corps members have been cautioned by the National Youth duty Corps that they would not be mobilized for national duty without receiving approval from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD).
The warning coincides with the program's ongoing plans to mobilize a new group of potential corps members while stepping up measures to guarantee their safety while traveling to orientation camp.
The National Youth Service Corps has declared NERD clearance compulsory for all prospective corps members, warning that failure to obtain it could delay their mobilisation into the national service programme.
In a notice posted on social media on Monday, the scheme informed prospective corps members that mobilisation would not proceed without NERD clearance, urging them to complete the process early to avoid setbacks.
It reiterated that the clearance is mandatory for all prospective corps members, stressing that there can be no NYSC mobilisation without it.
The notice did not provide further details on how the clearance process works, but the directive points to a stricter verification regime as preparations continue for the next orientation exercise.
The advisory comes barely hours after the NYSC announced the mobilisation of another batch of prospective corps members for the 2026 Batch B service year, during which it urged institutions and eligible graduates to complete all necessary documentation ahead of the orientation exercise.
It also follows a recent safety advisory in which the scheme cautioned prospective corps members against travelling at night to orientation camps.
The NYSC advised them to break long journeys where necessary and lodge in safe locations, or designated military and security formations where available, rather than risk travelling after dark.
The renewed advisories reflect the scheme's ongoing efforts to strengthen the integrity of its mobilisation process and safeguard prospective corps members, amid growing security concerns on Nigerian highways.
As mobilisation activities gather pace, prospective corps members are expected to complete all required registration and verification steps, including the newly emphasised NERD clearance, before reporting for orientation camp.