Foreign-Trained Graduates Face NYSC Screening

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has begun the physical verification of credentials and travel documents for foreign-trained Nigerian graduates registered for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Service Year. The exercise, which started Monday, November 10, will run until Wednesday, November 12, 2025, across designated centres nationwide.

In a statement titled “Notification of Physical Verification of Credentials and Travel Documents of Foreign-Trained Graduates for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Service Year,” the NYSC Management emphasized that the verification is intended for Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) whose documents have not yet been physically verified following their online registration. The statement was also shared via the NYSC X account on Sunday night.

The verification centres include 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.

“As part of the measures to ensure orderliness and avoid overcrowding, Prospective Corps Members are expected to strictly report on the date, time, and venue specified on the verification slip,” the statement said.

The Corps added that all participants must present the original copies of their credentials and travel documents as uploaded online during registration. For medical graduates, the NYSC instructed that “Licenses, Registration Certificates, and other relevant documents issued by their various bodies must also be brought to the verification centres in original form.”

Addressing graduates who studied abroad and require official recognition of their qualifications, the NYSC clarified that “original copies of Evaluation letters issued by the Federal Ministry of Education (where applicable) should be submitted at the NYSC Headquarters, Abuja, and acknowledged copies uploaded online by the PCMs.”

The NYSC warned that “only persons physically seen with credentials, physically verified, and cleared would be deployed, exempted, or excluded from National Service.” The Commission urged all foreign-trained graduates to comply strictly with the instructions and appear at their designated centres as scheduled.

The exercise follows a recent extension of the online registration period for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ mobilisation by 48 hours, following network challenges reported by some prospective corps members. The registration deadline is set to lapse at midnight on Tuesday, November 11, 2025.

In past years, the NYSC has highlighted concerns over fraudulent degrees and unaccredited institutions abroad. This verification initiative is seen as a critical step toward ensuring transparency and authenticity for Nigerians who studied overseas.