Seven major things set out to be achieved by the NYSC Scheme

It is said that whoever fails to know where the rain started to pelt him may not know where it stopped.  NYSC as one of the finest creation of the Nigerian mind , had a clear-cut ideas on what it was set out to do. Below is the objectives of the NYSC.

The objectives of the Scheme as outlined in the Act are as follows:

(i)              To inculcate discipline in Nigerian youths by instilling in them a tradition of industry at work and of patriotic and loyal service to the nation in any situation they may find themselves;

(ii)            To raise their moral tone, by giving them the opportunity to learn about higher ideals of national achievements, social and cultural improvement;

(iii)           To develop in them attitude of mind, acquired through shared experience and suitable training, which will make them more amenable to mobilization in the national interest;

(iv)           To develop common ties among them and promote national unity by ensuring that:

(a)  As far as possible, youths are assigned to jobs in States other than their states of origin;

(b)  Each group, assigned to work together, is as representative of the country as possible;

(c)  The youths are exposed to modes of living of people in different parts of the country, with a view to removing prejudices, eliminating ignorance and confirming at first hand the similarities among Nigerians of all ethnic groups.

(v)            To encourage members of the service corps to seek, at the end of their national service, career employment all over the country, thus promoting the free movement of labour.

(vi)           To induce employers, partly through their experience with members of the service corps, to employ more readily and on a permanent basis, qualified Nigerians irrespective of their states of origin.

(vii)         To enable Nigerian youths acquire the spirit of self-reliance.

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