By Reuben Eboh
The NYSC scheme was created in a bid to reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian civil war. The unfortunate antecedents in our national history gave impetus to the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC by decree No. 24 of 22nd May, 1973 which stated that the NYSC is being established ‘’with a view to the proper encouragement and development of common ties amongst the youths of Nigeria and promotion of national unity’’.
As a developing country, Nigeria is further plagued by the problems attendant upon a condition of under development, namely; poverty, mass illiteracy, acute shortage of high skilled manpower (coupled with uneven distribution of the skilled manpower that are available), woefully inadequate socioeconomic infrastructural facilities, housing, etc.
