By JKNewsMedia
PROSPECTIVE CORPS members will not be mobilised for national service without clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD), the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared.
JKNewsMedia.com reports that the directive comes as the NYSC prepares to mobilise another batch of prospective corps members while continuing efforts to promote safety during journeys to orientation camps.
In a public notice shared on its official X account on Monday, the NYSC announced that NERD clearance is now compulsory for all prospective corps members and urged them to complete the process early to avoid delays in mobilisation.
It warned that failure to obtain the clearance could delay mobilisation into the national service programme.
“This is to inform PCMs (Prospective Corps Members) that without NERD clearance, no NYSC. Get your NERD clearance early. Avoid delays in your mobilisation.”
The scheme also reiterated the mandatory requirement, stating, “NERD clearance is compulsory for all PCMs. No NERD clearance, No NYSC!!!”
The notice did not provide additional details about the clearance process.
The advisory followed the NYSC’s announcement of the mobilisation of another batch of prospective corps members for the 2026 Batch B service year, with institutions and eligible graduates urged to complete all necessary documentation ahead of the orientation exercise.
It also followed a recent safety advisory in which the scheme warned prospective corps members against travelling at night to orientation camps.
The NYSC advised them to break their journeys whenever necessary and stay in safe locations or designated military and security formations where available instead of travelling after dark.
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