By Stella Odueme
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has urged Corps Members to use their service year to acquire relevant skills, develop an entrepreneurial mindset and explore opportunities for wealth creation.
Nafiu gave the advice while addressing the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream One Corps Members at the Anambra State NYSC Orientation Camp.
He encouraged the Corps Members to build lasting relationships beyond their service year and take advantage of available business opportunities to establish successful enterprises.
According to a statement by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Monday, the NYSC boss also urged them to embrace diligence and acquire as many skills as possible while they were young, stressing the importance of diversifying their income sources to meet their financial needs.
According to him, relying on a single source of income may not be sufficient to meet daily expenses, hence the need to explore other legitimate avenues for financial growth.
“Open your eyes, make friends and leverage comparative advantage. Buy shares for long-term investments,” he advised.
Nafiu further charged the Corps Members to make meaningful contributions to their host communities and take pride in the teaching profession by imparting knowledge to members of the communities where they would be deployed to serve.
In her camp situation report, the NYSC Anambra State Coordinator, Mrs Pauline Ojisua, disclosed that 1,623 Corps Members had been registered for the orientation exercise.
She described the Corps Members as disciplined, cooperative and supportive, noting that they had voluntarily served on various committees and contributed positively to the smooth running of the camp.
Ojisua expressed appreciation to the Director-General for his visit, describing it as a source of encouragement to both Corps Members and camp officials.