By Abigail David
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that prospective corps members must obtain clearance from the National Electronic Registration Database (NERD) before they can be mobilised for national service.
In a notice shared on its official X account, the scheme said the clearance is now a compulsory requirement for all prospective corps members and urged eligible graduates to complete the process early to avoid delays.
According to the NYSC, candidates who fail to obtain NERD clearance will not be mobilised for the national service programme.
“NERD clearance is compulsory for all PCMs. No NERD clearance, No NYSC,” the scheme stated.
The directive comes as the NYSC prepares for the mobilisation of the 2026 Batch ‘B’ prospective corps members and intensifies measures to strengthen its verification process.
Although the scheme did not provide further details on the clearance procedure, it said the requirement forms part of efforts to improve the integrity of the mobilisation process.
The announcement follows the recent release of mobilisation guidelines for the 2026 Batch ‘B’ service year, with the NYSC urging institutions and eligible graduates to complete all required documentation before the orientation exercise.
The scheme also recently advised prospective corps members to avoid travelling at night to orientation camps, encouraging them to break their journeys when necessary and lodge in safe locations or designated military and security formations where available.
As mobilisation activities continue, prospective corps members are expected to complete all registration and verification requirements, including the mandatory NERD clearance, before reporting to orientation camp.
