Prospective corps members may no longer need to leave their homes or queue at cybercafés to register for national service from 2027, as the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) moves to decentralise its registration process.
The proposed reform was disclosed in Abuja on Monday by the NYSC Director-General, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, at the opening of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Orientation Workshop.
Nafiu said the planned home-based registration would remove the physical and logistical difficulties currently faced by prospective corps members, particularly those who depend on cybercafés to complete the process.
He said foreign-trained graduates would be among the biggest beneficiaries, as some are currently required to travel to Nigeria solely to register, return abroad and later make another trip to participate in the national service.
Describing such journeys as unnecessary, the NYSC boss said the proposed arrangement would make mobilisation more convenient and reduce the burden on families of prospective corps members.
The proposed registration reform comes as the NYSC reviews wider challenges confronting the scheme, including insecurity, misinformation, emerging technologies and economic uncertainties.
Nafiu said stronger cooperation with governments, security agencies, traditional institutions and other stakeholders would remain necessary to protect corps members, while Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande separately urged them to avoid night journeys following the recent rescue of 15 abducted corps members.
