Tinubu declares NYSC reforms as “Most Consequential” since 1973, rebrands scheme national development platform

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has described the new reforms of National Youth Service Corps as the “most consequential reforms of the scheme since its establishment in 1973,” saying the changes will reposition the NYSC from a mobilisation programme into “a national development platform for skills, employability, productivity and enterprise.”
In his post via his verified X handle @officialABAT, he framed the overhaul approved at Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting which he presided over as the fulfilment of a promise he made on the day he was sworn in: “I promised to create meaningful opportunities for our young people. I said women and youth would fe...