Following the unfortunate antecedents in our national history (i.e. the Nigerian Civil war), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the Nigerian nation.
The establishment of the National Youth Service Corps by decree No.24 of 22nd May 1973 stated that the NYSC is established "with a view to the proper encouragement and development of common ties among the youths of Nigeria and the promotion of national unity".
The NYSC Year comprises four (4) main segments in which every Corps Members must satisfactorily participate before he/she is qualified to be issued a Certificate of National Service. The service year therefore comprises of:
- Orientation Courses
- Primary Assignment
- Community Development Service
- Winding – Up/Passing –out
All SAOs, NYSC State Secretaries and the general public are hereby informed that the 2014 Batch A Time-Table is out.
A National Youth Service Corps year starts with a 3 weeks orientation course and it is compulsory for all Nigeria graduates mobilised for national service.
Below is the time-table:
| NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2014 Batch A | ||
|---|---|---|
| S/NO | Event | Date |
| 1 | Registration of Foreign-trained Nigerian Graduates | 9th December, 2013 - 14th February, 2014 |
| 2 | Submission of Masterlist. Screening/Vetting by Mobilization Officers. | 6th - 11th January, 2014 |
| 3 | Coding by ICT Department. | 6th - 17th January, 2014 |
| 4 | Delivery of Preliminary Printouts to Mob Dept/CPIs | 20th - 22nd January, 2014 |
| 5 | Return of Corrected Printouts by Institutions to Mobilization Dept. | 29th - 31st January, 2014 |
| 6 | Correction of errors and printing of call-up letters by ICT Dept. | 3rd - 23rd February, 2014 |
| 7 | Sorting and Packaging of Call-up letters by ICT Dept. | 24th - 28th February, 2014 |
| 8 | Delivery of Call-up letters to Institutions / NYSC Secretariats | 3rd - 5th March, 2014 |
| 9 | 2014 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course | 11th March - 1st April, 2014 |
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