The federal government has unveiled plans to give the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) a fresh identity by replacing its traditional khaki uniform with Adire fabric, the Minister of Youth Development has said.
Besides, Ayodele Olawande, the minister of youth development, disclosed that, under the ongoing restructuring of the scheme, corps members would increasingly be posted based on their areas of specialisation.
Olawande, speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, confirmed that one of the reforms approved for the National Youth Service Corps will see the scheme’s traditional khaki uniform replaced with Adire fabric.
He emphasised that the change is aimed at promoting local manufacturing and ensuring government spending benefits the Nigerian economy.
“It’s Adire. So, Adire is being produced in Nigeria. We have them in Ogun; we have them in Kwara; we have a textile industry. Let’s put our money back into the country,” he said.
