The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has clarified that the orientation course for prospective corps members deployed to some States was suspended due to a Federal Government's directive that all schools should remain closed rather than the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease.
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In a press release signed by the NYSC management, the scheme explained that the orientation course for Stream II of corps members posted to Bauchi, Gombe, Adamawa, Jigawa, Yobe and Borno States was suspended due to the federal government's pronouncement that all schools currently on vacation should remain closed to avert the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease.
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The statement said: "For the purpose of putting the record straight, management of the NYSC took a decision in July 2014 to shift the venues of orientation course for seven states; namely, Bauchi Gombe, Jigawa, Borno, Yobe Adamawa and Kano, to other states due to security challenges and the fears of parents whose wards are to be mobilised.
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Therefore the orientation course in these seven states and that of Osun as well as additional corps members for Lagos State was planned to hold from 1st to 22nd September, 2014 under Stream II of the 2014 Batch 'B'."
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Further directives will be given to the affected corps members.