The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has distanced itself from the proposed ₦200 annual levy by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), clarifying that payment is not a requirement for students seeking mobilisation for national service.
The NYSC said it has neither discussed nor agreed to any arrangement with NANS to collect a levy from students as a condition for mobilisation. It also stated that it has not entered into any Memorandum of Understanding with the student body on the matter.
According to the scheme, its mobilisation process is conducted through established official channels involving NYSC management and the Heads of Corps Producing Institutions, which provide information on eligible graduates.
The NYSC stressed that mobilisation is neither linked to nor dependent on the activities of any student association or organisation.
It therefore advised prospective corps members and students to disregard any information suggesting that payment of NANS dues or any other student association levy is required for NYSC mobilisation.
The clarification followed comments by NANS National President Akinteye Babatunde that the association was considering an annual ₦200 dues system and that payment could potentially be linked to mobilisation.
For now, the NYSC position is clear: students do not need to pay the proposed NANS ₦200 levy to be mobilised for national service.
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