NYSC DG Decries Continuous Decline in Quality of Graduates

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig- Gen. Dogara Ahmed Thursday decried the continuous decline in quality of graduates largely produced largely by “unaccredited institutions” .

He added that manipulation of data to allow part-time graduates enrol for service and other unwholesome practices leaves much to be desired from the country’s higher institutions.

The director-general, however, warned that the management of NYSC was determined not to take it lightly with institutions or individuals perpetrating these acts intermittently.

Ahmed stated this during a meeting with Registrars of the Corps Producing Institutions and the Directors of NYSC.

He said the meeting was unique because it was taking place at a time the Scheme was celebrating its 50 years anniversary.

The director-general stressed that since the end of the first meeting with the Registrars in 2022, there had been an appreciable level of implementation of resolutions of pre-mobilisation workshops usually attended by Student Affairs Officers (SAOs) and Data Entry Officers (DEOs).

Ahmed noted that while he was glad about the positive feedback, more still needs to be done to make the mobilization process more seamless.

His words: “For instance, the continuous decline of quality of graduates which has largely been attributed to factors such as harvest of graduates from unaccredited institutions, manipulation of data to allow part-time graduates enrol for service and other unwholesome practices leaves much to be desired from the citadels of learning Management is determined not to take it lightly with institutions or individuals perpetrating these acts intermittently.

“In recent times, the NYSC has consistently harped on appointment of credible Students Affairs Officers (SAOs) and Data Entry Officers (DEOs). In this regard, let me re-echo our call taking cognisance of the fact that no one can guarantee excellent output when the quality of input is not guaranteed.”