The Sussex University, United Kingdom, is seeking to partner with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in the area of youth development.
According to Professor Follet Richard, who led the UK university delegation to the Directorate Headquarters of the NYSC in Abuja, the institution is interested in developing the youths and their talents in order to produce in them a proactive force for social development.
Tosin Adebisi, Nigerian and a member of the delegation, who is also an ex-corps member, added that he was indeed highly honoured with this privilege to give back to NYSC, the youths and indeed Nigeria in terms of youth development programme for corps members.
He requested for a visit by NYSC Management to Sussex University in order to meet with their Vice Chancellor and Management in order to formally cement this partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Director General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, who was represented by the Director, Community Development Service and Special Projects, Mrs Rhoda Kaka Kwaki, welcomed the delegation and introduced the operations of the scheme to them.
Kazaure expressed confidence that the partnership would indeed be beneficial.
