The National Youth Service Corps has outlined specific dates for the upcoming three week exercise to ensure a seamless mobilisation process. Mrs Caroline Embu, the Director of Information and Public Relations, disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja that the orientation course will officially end on May 12. She stated that corps members would proceed to their respective places of primary assignment across the country after the completion of the programme. According to the statement, the three week orientation course will hold simultaneously in all the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory for eligible participants nationwide.

The management added that the exercise would commence with the reception and registration of prospective corps members on April 22 and end at midnight on April 24 across all orientation camps. The NYSC revealed that the swearing in ceremony for the prospective corps members would take place on April 24, marking the formal commencement of the orientation programme activities nationwide.

While wishing the prospective corps members safe journeys to their respective orientation camps, the scheme reiterated its warning against night journeys. It advised prospective corps members to prioritise their safety while travelling to orientation camps and other assigned locations nationwide. The management stressed the importance of adhering to safety guidelines issued by the scheme for all participants.

"Prospective corps members are advised to break their journeys once it is 6.00 p.m. and pass the night at any available lodge or secure location nearby," the statement read.

"They are to continue their journeys the following morning," the statement added.

The scheme urged all Nigerian graduates mobilised for the service year to ensure safe travel to their respective orientation camps across the country ahead of the programme. The orientation programme usually includes paramilitary drills, lectures, skills acquisition training, and other activities aimed at preparing corps members for national service.