BY TheCable
The attention of the management of Cable Newspaper Ltd, publishers of TheCable, has been drawn to a report circulating on social media claiming that “the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has postponed to May 25, the three-week Batch A Orientation course earlier scheduled to start on April 27.” This claim was falsely attributed to TheCable.
We would like to confirm that TheCable has had no contact with Abosede Aderibigbe, NYSC’s director of press and public relations, since March 19 when we published a confirmation of the shift in orientation from March 30 to April 27.
We urge all prospective youth corps members to disregard the false message currently in circulation. Unless the NYSC makes a fresh official announcement to the contrary, our initial report of March 19 stands.
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has postponed to April 27, the three-week Batch A Orientation course earlier scheduled to start on March 30.
Abosede Aderibigbe, NYSC’s director of press and public relations, made the confirmation while responding to an inquiry by TheCable.
Prospective corps members were confused on Friday when a message started circulating online that the orientation programme had been postponed.
A statement on the NYSC camp appeared to validate their fears, but there were against reports that the strange time table was the work of hackers who had supposedly gained access to the NYSC website.
Aderibigbe did not state any reason for the shift, but apologised to the prospective corps members over any inconvenience that the development could create.
“We wish to confirm the shift in date for the commencement of the 2016 Batch ‘A’ Orientation course,” she said.
“The new time-table for the course is as follows:
Stream I
Commencement: Wednesday, 27th April, 2016
Swearing-in ceremony: Friday, 29th April, 2016, Close of Camp: Friday, 13th May, 2016
Stream II
Commencement: Saturday, 21st May, 2016 Swearing-in ceremony: Monday, 23rd May, 2016
Close of Camp: Monday, 6th June, 2016
“We also use this opportunity to express our sincere regrets over any inconveniences this change of date might cause to Prospective Corps Members and other esteemed stakeholders.”
Signed: Management of Cable Newspaper Ltd
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