ABUJA, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-The National Youth Service Corps has released the deployment information for its 2026 Batch A Stream 1 prospective corps members, confirming that call-up letters are now available.
The announcement was made on Monday via the scheme’s official X handle, noting that some corps members posted to Lagos State and the Federal Capital Territory will attend their orientation programmes in neighbouring states.
“Some prospective corps members deployed to Lagos will have their orientation course in Ekiti, Kwara, Ondo, Ogun and Osun camps while some deployed to FCT will be in Kaduna, Niger and Nasarawa camps,” the NYSC said.
This arrangement is due to limited camp capacity. The NYSC had stated that “only about 40 per cent of registered Prospective Corps Members can be accommodated for the upcoming orientation programme.”
The scheme also issued a travel advisory, urging prospective corps members to avoid night travel to the orientation camps. It reminded them to complete all required documentation before arrival, emphasising that forms must be printed and signed ahead of camp registration.
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In a separate notice, the NYSC warned that prospective corps members with discrepancies in their records would not be registered.
It stated, “Prospective Corps Members with discrepancies in the Date of Graduation on their call-up letters and the date on their Statement of Results will not be registered in the Orientation Camp.”
The scheme added, “They should sort out such issues with the Student Affairs Officers (SAOs) before reporting to the camp.”
The NYSC also provided guidance for married female prospective corps members.
“All married female prospective corps members who are not posted to the state of husband’s domicile should report to the orientation camp nearest to them for registration,” the notice said.
For those seeking concessional posting, the scheme stated, “Married Female Prospective Corps Members who want to apply for Concessional Posting based on Marital Grounds are to upload the following documents: Marriage Certificate, Identity of Husband, Letter of Place of Domicile from Husband.”
NYSC reiterated it would not tolerate any form of indiscipline as the 2026 Batch A orientation course for new corps members begins nationwide on January 21.