The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has directed all married female prospective corps members to report to orientation camps in states where their husbands reside irrespective of where they are posted to.
But the NYSC asked the affected corps members to report to camp with their marriage certificates, evidence of change of name in a national newspaper, and other valid marriage documents that were uploaded online during their registration for service.
A statement signed by the NYSC Deputy Director for Press and Public Relations, Emeka Mgbemena, quoted the Director-General of NYSC, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, as making the announcement during a nationwide virtual address to the 2022 Batch “A” Stream II prospective corps members.
The DG also stated that “the information is already contained on their call-up letters.”
He added that the policy was introduced to allow them to have a seamless service year.
Shuaibu also warned all prospective corps members against presenting fake documents either on marital or health grounds in camp, saying that anyone caught in the act would be handed over to the law enforcement agents for prosecution.
