NYSC shuts down orientation camps over coronavirus fears

Minister of Youth and Sports development, Mr Sunday Dare has said the NYSC Orientation camps will be closed from today (Wednesday) and Youth Corpers will be paid and sent to their places of primary assignment.

This again is a precautionary measure on the part of the government to check the spread of COVID-19.

NYSC spokesperson, Adeyemi Adenike, confirmed the development.

“Sequel to the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic which led to the cancellation of the National Sports Festival, Management of the National Youth Service Corps Scheme wishes to announce the suspension of the on-going Orientation Course for the 2020 Batch "A" Stream 1 Corps Members.

Therefore, the Corps Members shall be posted to commence their primary assignments forthwith, while they shall be invited back to the Orientation Camps when the situation improves, just like it happened a few years ago when the Nation was confronted by the Ebola virus threat.”

Management wishes to state that no Corps Member or Camp Official has contracted the virus.