The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has advised Corps Members to be prudent in their spending and cultivate the habit of saving for future use.
General Nafiu gave the advice while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream II Corps Members at the NYSC Kogi State Orientation Camp in Asaya, as well as their colleagues at the Kwara State Orientation Camp in Yikpata.
According to a statement by Caroline Embu, Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, the DG appealed to the Corps Members to live peacefully with their colleagues and members of their host communities, and to respect the opinions of others in order to have a fruitful service year.
He urged them to build friendships among themselves, noting that the ability to accommodate divergent opinions is a sign of maturity.
The Director General also encouraged the Corps Members to respect the cultures and traditions of the various communities they would be posted to after the orientation exercise.
“Try and save for future use. Savings lead to investments, and whatever you save today becomes a gift to you tomorrow.
Respect and appreciate what your hosts are doing that is different from your own communities, so that you can learn from them.
Ensure that you contribute to the development of your host communities, so that your legacies will remain with them after the service year,” the DG said.
General Nafiu also emphasized the importance of paying attention to all the lectures delivered during the orientation, stating that they would serve as valuable reference points throughout the service year.
While presenting the camp situation report to the Director General, the NYSC Kogi State Coordinator, Mr. Femi Osungbohun, said that 1,776 Corps Members had been registered, comprising 850 males and 926 females, including those dislodged from the FCT.
He added that all the Corps Members were well-behaved and actively participating in camp activities.
“We have, for Kogi, 622 males and 648 females, while for the FCT, we recorded 228 males and 278 females,” he said.
Also presenting his camp situation report, the NYSC Kwara State Coordinator, Mr. Joshua Onifade, said:
“A total of 2,290 Corps Members, comprising 1,064 males and 1,226 females, were registered, out of which 1,117 were dislodged from Lagos State.”
