President Bola Tinubu has directed that 200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) honorees be offered immediate employment into the federal civil service.
The President also announced on Tuesday, July 29, a cash reward of ₦250, 000 for the 200 honorees in recognition of their outstanding service during the 2020–2023 service years.
Tinubu further directed that 10 physically challenged former corps members, who sustained varying degrees of disability while serving, should be offered federal employment as he assured them that the government will never forget their sacrifice.
The President represented by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, at the combined President’s NYSC Honours Award Ceremony (2020-2023) in Abuja, celebrated the awardees for their “discipline, commitment, selflessness, teamwork, patriotism, and integrity.”
He assured the honorees that the “Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission will immediately begin their employment process.”
Beyond automatic employment and cash awards, every honoree—including those with disabilities—will receive a scholarship to pursue a postgraduate degree at any Nigerian university.
According to him: “In appreciation of their service to the nation, all the awardees will receive N250,000. Finally, each award recipient will be granted a scholarship to pursue postgraduate programs up to a degree in any university in the country,” he declared. The ceremony recognized the best overall performers among both male and female awardees
