The National Youth Service Corps has warned corps-producing institutions against submitting inaccurate or manipulated graduate records, saying poor data could undermine the credibility of the mobilization process.
Director-General Olakunle Nafiu issued the warning at the 2026 Batch C Pre-Mobilization Workshop in Abuja.
The workshop focused on institutional accountability, data integrity and digital innovation.
Nafiu said universities, polytechnics and other institutions had a responsibility to verify graduate records before submitting them to NYSC.
He identified incorrect personal information, unauthorized changes after senate or academic-board approval, uploading unqualified persons, weak internal controls and delays in submitting graduation lists as recurring problems.
The NYSC chief said such failures generated complaints, increased operating costs and disrupted mobilization schedules.
He urged institutions to treat data management as a continuous responsibility from admission through graduation.
Nafiu said NYSC would continue using technology to reduce manual intervention and improve transparency but warned that digital systems could not compensate for poor governance or deliberate manipulation.
Corps Mobilization Director Idaewor Onomhoare also urged institutions to ensure that records submitted to the scheme accurately reflected the identities and qualifications of their graduates.
Separately, NYSC sanctioned 18 members of the 2025 Batch B in Sokoto State for absenteeism, truancy and abscondment.
State Coordinator Tyoyer Gabriel Ter said nine corps members had their service extended by between 10 and 75 days depending on the seriousness of the infractions.
The other nine, who were classified as having absconded, were directed to repeat the entire service year.
Ter said the sanctions were imposed under the NYSC Act and the scheme’s code of conduct.
He also commended corps members who completed community-development projects and encouraged private organizations and community leaders to support similar initiatives.
NYSC said discipline and accurate mobilization records remained central to protecting the integrity of the national service program.
