The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has disclosed that NYSC provides services for the government and people of Lagos State worth over 14billon naira annually.
General Nafiu was quantifying in minimum monetary value, the contributions of the over 44,000 Corps Members deployed to the length and breadth of the State in various capacities, including the 333 medical doctors, 306 pharmacists, 274 nurses, and 7188 teachers.
This was contained in a statement released by the Scheme as the DG said Lagos was the number one destination for Corps Members, noting that their parents were also comfortable with it, citing the relative security of the State.
He commended the Governor for carrying out critical renovation work at the temporary camp, Iyana-Ipaja even as work at the 10,000 capacity Permanent Orientation Camp was ongoing.
The DG requested that the Secretariat be provided with an ambulance and urged him to sustain the other areas of support for the Scheme, which he said gave much needed operational support to the State formation.
General Nafiu also congratulated the Governor on the remodelled national theatre, noting that it was a national monument of repute.