FG To Shut Down NYSC Camps That Flouts Covid-19 Protocols

The Federal Government of Nigeria has threatened to shut down any National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp that go against the laid-down COVID-19 guidelines.

The news was revealed by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, at a recent media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, which was held in Abuja on Monday, 25th of January.

Sunday stated that the lives and health of the corps members are a major priority to the federal government. He also said the affected camps will be shut and the corp members will be reposted to nearby states to proceed with the orientation exercise.

According to the minister; “Going forward, any state that refuses to cooperate fully, 100 percent in the aspect of COVID-19 protocol adherence, full testing using the RDTs, and also data management by the approved staff of the NCDC, the health ministry, and also the trained doctors, that state will have its orientation camp shut down and the corpers would be sent to adjoining states.”

He further warned that any state(s) that refuse to follow the safety rules and guidelines will have their orientation camps shut down.