NYSC Confirms 2016 Batch B Stream II Will Commence Orientation In January 2017 | See Details

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has
assured university graduates and members of
the public, that it has made necessary
arrangements to ensure eligible prospective
corps members, are mobilized in the next
service year.
Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier-
General Sule Kazaure, made this known in
Abuja on Wednesday, during a media parley
organized for editors and reporters from media
houses.
Stream I of the next batch for NYSC
mobilisation, which is the 2016 Batch ‘B’, will
commence orientation exercise on November.
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The 2016 Batch ‘B’ stream II are expected to
commence orientation in January 2017.
Kazaure revealed that the scheme can only
cater for 86,000 out of the 170,000 eligible for
the next service year, but will make sure the
rest partake.
“In the 2016 budget, provision was made for
the mobilisation of a total of 210,000 corps
members. However, the figure for both 2016
Batch ‘A’ and Batch ‘B’ has more than
doubled the original projection,” he said.
“Like we did before the 2016 Batch ‘A’
orientation course, we have appealed to
government for special intervention grant to
mop up excess of this figure.
“So far, we have received the green light from
the relevant government agencies to prepare
for the mobilisation of all qualified prospective
corps members.
“However, the limited cumulative capacity of
the orientation camps nationwide necessitates
a second stream orientation course for the
2016 Batch ‘B’ which is planned for January
2017.”
Kazaure also thanked President Muhammadu
Buhari and some state governors, for their
intervention in strengthening the operations of
the NYSC.