We Are Committed To Ensuring That No Camp Records Outbreak of COVID-19 – NYSC DG

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

• NYSC Orientation Camps are expected to open across the country on Tuesday November 10, 2020
• NCDC had said that all Corps members will be tested for Coronavirus using the new antigen-based test

The National Youth Service Corps has restated its commitment to enforce strict compliance with all safety guidelines endorsed by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) as it opens its Orientation Camps across the country.

The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the Corps Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, said this in Jos at the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Pre-Orientation Workshop with the theme: ‘Evolving a dynamic operational strategy in the management of camps in the Context of COVID-19.’

According to the DG, the Corps management would continue to evaluate the conduct of Orientation Course as well as re-strategise towards enhancing its success due to its critical role as a launchpad for the service year.

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“Management is committed to ensuring that no camp records outbreak of the virus. The 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course was suspended abruptly on the 18th of March, 2020 to avoid the outbreak of COVID – 19 in the Orientation Camps.

“In line with the current realities, our approach to the conduct of the forthcoming Orientation Course will focus on proper induction of corps members on core ideals of the Scheme, with equal attention paid to the approved safety protocols,” the statement quoted him as saying.

Recall that the NCDC has said that every Corps member will take an antigen-based Covid-19 test before commencing orientation.