Mr Agbese defended the scheme’s longstanding military orientation.
According to him, the initiative will deepen human capital development by equipping corps members with marketable skills that can boost productivity.
The programme is designed to address Nigeria’s metering gap, reduce estimated billing, and create employment opportunities for young people.
Despite the reforms, the development will not apply to current corps members, as the core one-year mandatory national service remains unchanged.
The minister did not specify the timeline for the implementation of the uniform change.
Mr Mukhtar added that the reforms positioned the NYSC as a continental model for youth service innovation.
Governor Uba Sani has urged the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the state to be catalysts of progress by making lasting contributions to their host communities.
Mr Dabo-Kagarko urged the Kebbi State government to increase the N2000 monthly stipend per corps members.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has stopped posting corps members to some local government areas in Kebbi amid bandit attacks.
The ceaseless flow of public funds to a politician who no longer holds public office underscores yet again the economic toll of Nigeria’s unwieldy IPPIS infrastructure.
