The National Youth Service Corps has invalidated the certificates of national service issued to 101 graduates from the University of Calabar due to irregularities in their mobilization and exemption processes.
The NYSC, in a statement on Monday, revealed that 99 of these graduates were illegally mobilized for national service during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years.
The remaining two were granted exemption certificates fraudulently.
The statement from the NYSC read in part, “The management of NYSC hereby restates its strong commitment to ensuring that unqualified locally and foreign-trained Nigerian youths, especially those purported to have graduated from unaccredited universities, are not recognized. Only qualified persons are issued NYSC Certificates of National Service.”
The NYSC spokesperson, Eddy Megwa, did not respond to calls or text messages seeking further clarification.
Effiong Bassey, the UNICAL spokesperson, stated he was not aware of the matter when contacted and promised to provide a response by Tuesday.
The NYSC has urged the public, particularly employers and government agencies, to verify the authenticity of certificates from the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja. They advised, “Members of the public are enjoined to confirm the authenticity of Certificates of National Service, Exemption, and Exclusion Letters being presented for any purpose.”
