The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the timetable for the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II orientation course, with activities scheduled to commence on 22 April across the country.
In a statement on Wednesday by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, the scheme said the 21-day exercise would be held simultaneously in all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the statement, ‘the Orientation Course will commence with reception and registration of Prospective Corps Members on Wednesday, 22nd April 2026, and end at midnight of Friday, 24th April 2026’.
The NYSC added that ‘Prospective Corps Members mobilised for the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II service year will be sworn-in on Friday, 24th April, 2026’, while the orientation exercise is expected to end on Tuesday, 12 May, 2026.
The scheme also advised corps members to prioritise their safety while travelling to orientation camps.
It warned against night journeys, urging that ‘Prospective Corps Members are advised to break their journeys once it’s 6.00 pm, 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’.
NYSC further wished the prospective corps members safe travels to their respective camps across the country.
The announcement follows an earlier update by the scheme that supplementary online registration for recently uploaded prospective corps members would take place from 9 to 11 April, 2026.
The exercise, according to NYSC, is for candidates whose details were recently uploaded to its portal but who have not completed their registration.
‘Supplementary online registration for recently uploaded prospective corps members commences Thursday, 9th – Saturday, 11th April 2026’, the scheme stated in a post on its X account.
Prospective corps members were also advised to prepare all necessary documents and personal information in advance to ensure a smooth registration process.
