Pregnant women, nursing mothers and post graduate students have been prevented from participating in the The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme across the country until they are effectively free to take part in the programme.
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Vanguard reported that during the 2-day pre-mobilisation workshop for the 2015 Batch B NYSC in Kaduna State, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, Director-General of NYSC expressed that the exclusion of pregnant women and nursing mothers, and post-graduate students from the national service programme was because they would not be able to undergo the four cardinal programmes of the NYSC.
These 4 cardinal programmes are mobilisation, orientation, primary assignment and winding-up passing out parade.
Olawumi stressed that prospective corps members must go through the four stages of national service to qualify to receive certificate of national service.
Prospective corps members would henceforth be allowed to choose their choice outside their socio-cultural and linguistic areas, using ICT solution.