During the NYSC service year, you learn a lot of things about how the country works,
entrepreneurship skills, community development service and a lot of slangs.
Still, we bet you probably didn’t know the following;
1. Mrs. Mammy Marian Ochefu established the first Mammy Market within the army
barracks, which is the biggest market in all NYSC camps today.
2. The NYSC scheme was founded by a Nigerian politician, Adebayo Adedeji who was the
Executive Secretary of United Nations Economic Commission at that time.
3. Rev. Oluwole Adetiran composed the NYSC anthem.
4. In 1979, NYSC allowance was increased from 180 to 200 naira monthly.
5. If youth corpers marry each other within the service year, the couples are awarded
500,000 Naira by the NYSC scheme.
6. The NYSC allowance was increased in March 2011 to 19,800 naira from 9,775 naira
monthly.
Wow!, right? We know!
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