Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim on Thursday said corps members and staff of the 2020 Batch B orientation exercise would be tested for COVID-19 before the programme.
He spoke in Jos, Plateau State at the opening of the NYSC 2020 Batch B pre-orientation workshop themed ‘Evolving a dynamic operational strategy in the management of camps in the context of COVID-19.’
Ibrahim further disclosed that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) had worked out procedures to ensure that staff and corps members who test positive for the virus are adequately cared for.
He commended the NCDC for donating the personal protective equipment (PPE) for use at orientation camps.
The NYSC DG also thanked Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau for donating a 14-seater bus to the NYSC in the state and for the government’s support to the scheme in the area.
He called on the NYSC to include in its orientation course, the issue of social media usage and responsibility.
Ibrahim further urged the NYSC to sustain building the spirit of entrepreneurship among the youths throughout their service year as a means of making them self-reliant and innovative.
The governor, on his part, assured Ibrahim of the state government’s support to the scheme in the state.
