By Ayomide Otitoju
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced the physical verification of credentials and travel documents for foreign-trained Nigerian graduates registered for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Service Year.
In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, the NYSC announced that the exercise would run from Monday, November 10, to Wednesday, November 12, 2025, across designated centres nationwide.
The verification is for prospective corps members (PCMs) whose documents are yet to be physically verified after completing their online registration.
According to the NYSC, verification centres include the NYSC Secretariat, 2 Abakaliki Road, GRA, Enugu; Shadawanka Military Barracks, Bauchi; NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja; Bukavu Military Barracks, Fagge, Airport Road, Kano; NYSC Orientation Camp, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos; NYSC Secretariat, New Ikirun Road, Osogbo; NYSC Secretariat, 40 Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt; Eagle Officers Mess, Gingiya Military Barracks, Gusau Road, Sokoto; and NYSC Secretariat, Federal Secretariat Complex, Yola.
“To ensure orderliness and avoid overcrowding, prospective corps members are expected to report strictly on the date, time, and venue indicated on their verification slip,” the statement read.
The NYSC directed all participants to present the original copies of their academic credentials and travel documents uploaded during online registration. Medical graduates are also required to bring their practising licences, registration certificates, and other relevant documents issued by their professional bodies.
For those who obtained qualifications abroad, the NYSC instructed that original copies of evaluation letters from the Federal Ministry of Education, where applicable, should be submitted at the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja, while acknowledged copies must be uploaded online.
The Corps stressed that “only persons physically seen with credentials, physically verified, and cleared would be deployed, exempted, or excluded from national service.”
The NYSC urged all affected foreign-trained graduates to comply fully with the guidelines and appear at their designated centres as scheduled.
