29/06/2026
Federal Government Extends NYSC Orientation Camp to Six Weeks, Scraps Military Drills and Passing Out Parade
The Federal Government has approved a major overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), extending the orientation camp programme from three weeks to six weeks as part of wide-ranging reforms aimed at repositioning the scheme.
As part of the changes, military drills and parade activities during the orientation camp have been scrapped. The traditional Passing Out Parade at the end of the one-year service will also be replaced with a graduation ceremony.
The reforms are designed to make the NYSC more skills-driven and better equipped to prepare corps members for the workforce and entrepreneurship.
The government also approved the introduction of a redesigned NYSC uniform to reflect professionalism and give the scheme a renewed identity.
The changes form part of the Federal Government’s broader plan to modernise the NYSC and align it with the country’s economic and youth development objectives.
