By Saheed Ibrahim

The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed has advised corps members to embrace entrepreneurial skills that will serve as their lifetime assets.
Ahmed gave the charge at the swearing-in of the 2024 Batch A, Stream I orientation course yesterday at Ikare-Akoko Camp, Ondo State.
The DG said the skills and values imparted to them during their orientation course would serve as lifetime assets, which would also guide their actions, urging them to recognise the potential within them, as they navigate the diverse activities which would serve as catalysts for positive change.
“Embrace the diversity of your fellow participants and it is through understanding and collaboration that you can strengthen the fabric of our national unity.
“The orientation course is not just a training programme but a foundation for building responsible youths who are equipped with necessary skills and values for meaningful contributions to the society,” he said.
According to him, the exercise should not be seen as a mere formality but a sacred commitment to the ideals of service, unity and patriotism.
Ahmed, however, said the scheme had a system of rewarding hard work and diligence, urging corps members to distinguish themselves as true patriots during their service year.
Also speaking, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa charged the Corps members to give their best to their nation and continue to promote national unity.
Represented by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Mrs Foluke Tunde-Daramola, also charged them to be security conscious, noting that the state government is committed to their welfare.