The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Sunday, 9 November, 2025 announced that it has commenced the physical verification of credentials and travel documents for foreign-trained Nigerian graduates who registered for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Service Year.
NYSC, which made this disclosure through it official x handle on the night of Sunday, 9 November, 2025, added that it will hold from Monday, 10 November, to Wednesday, 12 November, 2025, across designated centres nationwide.
According to a statement titled, “Notification of Physical Verification of Credentials and Travel Documents of Foreign-Trained Graduates for the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Service Year” issued by the NYSC Management, the exercise is meant for Prospective Corps Members whose documents are yet to be physically verified after completing their online registration.
The statement listed the verification centres as follows: NYSC Secretariat, 2 Abakaliki Road, GRA, Enugu; Shadawanka Military Barracks, Bauchi; NYSC Orientation Camp, Kubwa, Abuja; Bukavu Military Barracks, Fagge, Airport Road, Kano; NYSC Orientation Camp, Iyana Ipaja, Lagos; NYSC Secretariat, New Ikirun Road, Osogbo; NYSC Secretariat, 40 Ikwerre Road, Port Harcourt; Eagle Officers Mess, Gingiya Military Barracks, Gusau Road, Sokoto; and NYSC Secretariat, Federal Secretariat Complex, Yola.
“As part of the measures to ensure orderliness and avoid overcrowding, Prospective Corps Members are expected to strictly report on the date, time, and venue specified on the verification slip,” the statement said.
The Corps , which added that all participants must present the original copies of their credentials and travel documents as uploaded online during registration, also directed that “medical graduates should, in addition, upload Licenses, Registration Certificates and other relevant documents issued by their various bodies and also come along with the originals to the verification centres.”
The Corps also clarified the process for those who obtained their qualifications abroad and required official recognition.
“Original copies of Evaluation letters issued by Federal Ministry of Education (where applicable) should be submitted at the NYSC Headquarters, Abuja and acknowledged copies uploaded online by the PCMs,” the management stated.
Emphasising the importance of the verification exercise, the NYSC warned that “only persons physically seen with credentials, physically verified and cleared would be deployed, exempted, or excluded from National Service.”
The Commission also called on all concerned foreign-trained graduates to comply strictly with the instructions and appear at their designated centres as scheduled.
The agency had on Friday, 7 November extended the online registration period for its 2025 Batch ‘C’ mobilisation by an additional 48 hours following network challenges reported by prospective corps members.
