The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned prospective corps members that they will not be mobilised for national service without obtaining clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD).
The warning comes as the scheme continues preparations for the mobilisation of a fresh batch of prospective corps members while intensifying efforts to ensure their 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.
The scheme cautioned that failure to obtain the clearance could prevent eligible graduates from participating in 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.”
Reiterating the directive, the NYSC added:
“NERD clearance is compulsory for all PCMs. No NERD clearance, No NYSC!!!”
Although the scheme did not provide additional details on the clearance process, it said the requirement forms part of stricter verification measures ahead of the next orientation exercise.
The advisory comes shortly after the NYSC announced the mobilisation of another batch of prospective corps members for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ service year, urging institutions and eligible graduates to complete all required documentation.
It also follows 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 where necessary and lodge in safe locations or designated military and security formations instead of travelling after dark.
The renewed advisories, the scheme said, are aimed at strengthening the integrity of the mobilisation process and improving the safety of prospective corps members amid growing security concerns on Nigerian highways.
With mobilisation activities underway, prospective corps members are expected to complete all registration and verification requirements, including the newly emphasised NERD clearance, before reporting to orientation camps.
