Tinubu Mandates Academic Databank Compliance for NYSC Mobilization

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Abuja, Nigeria — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved sweeping reforms linking the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation process to compliance with the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD).

A circular issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, confirmed that from October 6, no Nigerian graduate whether trained at home or abroad, will be mobilised or exempted from NYSC without proof of compliance with the NERD policy.

The directive, invoked under Sections 2(4)(4) and 16(1)(C) of the NYSC Act, requires all prospective corps members to deposit their academic outputs, including theses and project reports, into the national databank. The move is aimed at curbing certificate racketeering, safeguarding Nigeria’s intellectual assets, and restoring credibility to academic qualifications.


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The Federal Government explained that the policy serves as a quality assurance measure by time-stamping academic activities, regardless of location. It applies to all institutions. Public, private, civilian, or military, both in Nigeria and abroad.

The circular also revealed that President Tinubu approved a monetisation and reward framework that allows students and lecturers to earn lifetime revenues from deposited academic works. Higher institutions are directed to establish local repositories to support the national database.

Data agencies, including the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), have been mandated to provide inter-agency support for validation through APIs.

According to NERD spokesperson Haula Galadima, every academic submission will carry the names of the student, supervisors, and the sponsoring institution. She noted that the digital visibility of supervisors’ names will push lecturers to raise academic standards, ensuring better supervision and stronger scholarship.

The enforcement does not affect current corps members or those mobilised before the October 6 deadline.


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