NYSC swears in 1,677 corps members in Bauchi

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has sworn in 1,677 corps members deployed to Bauchi State for the 2026 Batch C, Stream II service 12 months.

The corps members, comprising 752 males and 925 females, took the oath of allegiance on Friday on the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Wailo, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.

The NYSC State Coordinator, Umoren Kufre, disclosed this throughout the swearing-in ceremony, saying the corps members have been drawn from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory.

He mentioned the orientation train commenced on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, and was designed to arrange the corps members bodily, mentally and psychologically for the challenges of the one-year nationwide service.

According to him, actions lined up for the train embrace paramilitary drills, citizenship and management coaching, bodily workout routines, lectures, expertise acquisition and entrepreneurship improvement.

Kufre expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the corps members since their arrival on the camp, noting that they’d demonstrated humility, patriotism, loyalty and dedication to the beliefs of the scheme.

He urged them to keep up self-discipline and abide by camp guidelines and laws, advising them to channel any grievances by the suitable authorities reasonably than resorting to self-help.

The coordinator assured the corps members that the camp administration would proceed to offer fundamental facilities, including that their security and welfare remained a precedence.

He counseled Governor Bala Mohammed for his continued help for the NYSC scheme, significantly within the areas of corps members’ welfare and safety.

In his remarks, Governor Mohammed mentioned his administration had accomplished the renovation of corps members’ hostels and constructed a brand new multipurpose corridor on the orientation camp.

The governor, represented by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Bashir Yau, congratulated the corps members on finishing their tutorial programmes and welcomed them to Bauchi State.

He described the NYSC as an essential platform for selling nationwide unity and integration, urging the corps members to embrace the chance to serve the nation with dedication.

Mohammed mentioned the way forward for Nigeria depended largely on the dedication and contributions of its younger folks, urging the corps members to justify the arrogance reposed in them by contributing meaningfully to nationwide improvement.

The Chief Judge of Bauchi State, Justice Rabi Umar, represented by Justice Abdulsalam Waziri, administered the oath of allegiance to the corps members.