Nigeria youths

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was birthed in a crucible of national crisis, shortly after the end of the Nigerian Civil War in 1973. The program, infused with the ideals of unity, reconciliation, and nation-building, sought to usher in an era where the nation’s youth could act as bridges between ethnic and cultural divides. But as we find ourselves nearly five decades since its inception, we must critically evaluate the original ethos against the contemporary realities: Is the NYSC still the bastion of national unity and service it was conceived to be, or has it morphed into a year-long …