After collecting certificates go home not your boyfriend house - NYSC tells female corps

The Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service.

 Yakubu made the call during the distribution of National Service certificates to corps members who completed the one year mandatory service, on Thursday, March 27, 2025. 

 While specifically addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream 11 female corps members, she said, “Ladies, please remember that your boyfriends are not your parents.  Do not say that after collecting your certificates, you are heading to your boyfriends’ houses.

 “Celebrate with your parents by returning home. This is a time to celebrate with your family because you have just completed your national service. She also encouraged corps members to put their skills to good use, particularly those acquired through the NYSC’s Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme.

 "Even if you haven’t learnt anything from the SAED programme, it’s not too late.  Instead of going home to sit idle, find something to do to support your parents.  Use this last allowance wisely; invest in learning a trade,” she said.

 Yakubu further cautioned corps members against engaging in fraudulent activities such as internet fraud (yahoo yahoo), kidnapping, or ritual killings in pursuit of quick wealth. 

 “These are not the values NYSC has instilled in you.  She said, "You have served to become socially responsible members of society." “Represent your family well, be a good ambassador of Nigeria, your institution, and the NYSC.”  Local events and activities

 She also advised the corps members to carefully check their National Service certificates for errors before laminating them.