The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said it has embarked on measures that will ensure the safe and efficient conduct of its operations ahead of the further lifting of restrictions on socio-economic activities in the country.

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim disclosed this during a visit to the Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC),  Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu in Abuja.

Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi, the Director, Press and Public Relations of NYSC, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday.

Ibrahim noted that the scheme suspended the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course just one week into the exercise as a proactive measure to avert the spread of COVID-19 to any of the Orientation Camps.

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He said due to the possibility of further or complete lifting of lockdown, the strategies mapped out by the NYSC Management had taken care of various scenarios, and would be presented to the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 through the NCDC for guidance. 

He informed that the suspended 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course would be completed when the Scheme received the green light from the PTF.

He told his host about the various COVID-19 interventions made by Corps Members all over the country, including sensitization; production and distribution of face masks, liquid soaps, hand sanitizers, automated disinfection chambers; as well as automated and foot-operated liquid soap, hand sanitizer and water dispenser.

In his response, the NCDC Director-General, Dr. Ihekweazu, commended NYSC for its support to the fight against the coronavirus through Corps Member’s activities especially the fabrication of handwashing machines and production of disinfectants amongst other interventions.

He said the proposals presented by the Director-General would be studied and recommendations made to the appropriate authorities.