No NERD clearance, no mobilisation, NYSC warns prospective corps members

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared that prospective corps members without clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD) will not be mobilised for national service.
The directive comes as the scheme intensifies preparations for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ mobilisation and strengthens measures to safeguard corps members during orientation camp journeys.
In a notice posted on its official X account on Monday, the NYSC said NERD clearance is now a compulsory requirement for mobilisation.
 
“This is to inform PCMs (Prospective Corps Members) that without NERD clearance, no NYSC. Get your NERD clearance early. Avoid delays in your mobilisation,” the scheme...