NYSC Bans All Orientation Activities Over Coronavirus

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ended activities at all orientation camps across the country.

This was announced by the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare.

Today across the country, the NYSC Orientation camps will be closed and Youth Corpers will be paid and sent to their places of primary assignment. This again is a precautionary measure on D part of the government to check the spread of COVID-19. The DG NYSC will provide details

— Sunday Dare (@SundayDareSD) March 18, 2020

The Batch A orientation camps for graduates started last week, March 10, and were planned to last for 21 days.

Nigeria has currently confirmed three cases of Coronavirus and no deaths. The Coronavirus has infected 198,716 people all around the world and  killed 7,989.