22 May 1973Event
National Youth Service Corps is established
The NYSC was established to promote national unity after the civil war by posting graduates outside their home states for one year of service.
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22 May 1973
National Youth Service Corps is established
The NYSC was established to promote national unity after the civil war by posting graduates outside their home states for one year of service.
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The NYSC was established to promote national unity after the civil war by posting graduates outside their home states for one year of service. It is one of the clearest institutional attempts to make postwar Nigerians encounter the country beyond ethnic and regional home bases.