Nigerians have continued to express divergent views on the Federal Government’s extension of the National Youth Service Corps orientation course and other reforms approved for the scheme.
The government extended the orientation course from three weeks to six weeks.
The reforms are aimed at strengthening skills acquisition, improving career development and repositioning the scheme to better meet national development needs.
In interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Sunday, some respondents said the extension would improve employability, while others described it as ill-timed and unnecessary.
A serving corps member, Miss Victoria Oyerinde, said a six-week orientation course would provide additional time for training, skills acquisition and bonding among corps members if properly structured.
