NYSC releases 2026 Batch A Stream II orientation timetable

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released the timetable for the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two orientation course for prospective corps members scheduled to take place across Nigeria.

The NYSC announced this in a statement issued by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

Embu noted that the three-week orientation exercise would commence with the reception and registration of prospective corps members on April 22 and end at midnight on April 24 across all orientation camps.

She added that the swearing-in ceremony for the prospective corps members would be held on April 24, marking the formal commencement of the orientation programme activities nationwide.

The NYSC spokesperson stated that the orientation course would officially end on May 12, after which corps members would proceed to their respective places of primary assignment across the country.

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Embu urged all Nigerian graduates mobilised for the service year to ensure safe travel to their respective orientation camps across Nigeria ahead of the programme.

She reiterated the scheme’s warning against night journeys, urging prospective corps members to prioritise their safety while travelling to orientation camps and other assigned locations nationwide.

“Prospective corps members are advised to break their journeys once it’s 6:00 p.m., and pass the night at any available corps members’ lodge, military formation, police station/outpost or palace of a traditional ruler anywhere in the country, then continue the following morning,” Embu stated.