National Youth Service Corps
| Formation | 22 May 1973 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yakubu Gowon |
| Type | Government Organisation |
| Purpose | To foster national unity & cohesion. |
| Headquarters | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Membership | All Nigerian graduates below the age of thirty |
Director General | Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu |
| Website | nysc.gov.ng |
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory, post-tertiary scheme set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime of Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to "reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian Civil war". There is no military conscription in Nigeria, but since 1973, graduates of universities and polytechnics have been required to take part in the National Youth Service Corps program for one year. This is known as the "national service year". Ahmadu Ali served as the first Director-General of the NYSC until 1975. The incumbent Director-General is Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu.
Major General Suleiman Kazaure was appointed director general of the NYSC on 18 April 2016 and served as the 17th DG of the scheme until his redeployment to the Nigerian Army Resource Centre on 26 April 2019.