A Nigerian graduate voiced dissatisfaction with the financial strain of participation in the National Youth Service Corps.
In an emotional video posted on social media, the young woman revealed that she is under pressure from her parents to complete the mandated national duty despite her inability to afford the requisite registration and living expenses.
She explained that online registration costs over 15,000 and questioned how she could raise the money without support. According to her, she had already experienced tremendous poverty during her undergraduate years, such as surviving on limited food for days while trying to pay for training and practical experience.
The graduate was also frustrated that her parents were questioning the skills she had obtained and proposing she return to the hamlet after graduation.
She claimed that she worked hard to gain those skills and did so primarily without financial assistance from her family.
She went on to say that her older sister had already finished the national service program but had not found work, thus she was sceptical of the process’s effectiveness.
Read her words below…
“Mommy, it’s not by force to go for service. It’s not by force. It’s not by force. If you know you cannot pay for NYC registration, don’t force me to go for service.
I know what I am going through. I called my people to tell me about net registration. And the first thing that is coming out from dad’s mouth is, what about the work you are doing? As in, so I want to ask, what are the responsibilities of a parent? What? I want to know, what is your responsibilities? As I am staying, I still want to pay for it.
They ask you for money. Even when I was in the other apartment, before I moved here, because there was no water, the environment was very, very dirty. And I was not seeing work because of the environment. and come back to the village so after graduating i should come back to the village to do what?
So i should just sweep the skills i learned i should sweep it under the mud because you want me to come back. Back my 300 level days, I know how I struggled to pay for my training fee. I know how I drank Garri for straight one week so that I can do my practical work.
At 2026, they are telling me, what about the work you learnt? What about the work? Work that you do not contribute a dime. I was going to school and I was going for training. Isn’t it days when I will cry my eyes out because I cannot afford, I cannot afford to pay monomal.
Because I lent nails. I should come back home. ah mom oh, registration has started and net registration is 15,000 and all what you could say is am i the first person to go for service? Do you think service is free? do you think service is free i want to pay for net registration which is 15 000 where should i get this money from If I’m going for service.
I’ll need some necessities as a girl child. You don’t want to do anything. I should just carry my load. Go for service. Believe in there is work after service. Mom, which work? My sister has graduated and gone for service before me. Where is the work government gave her? Where is the work? So please, I think this video will get to you. I don’t want to go. I don’t want to. Do you know what I am going through?”
Watch the video;
Kindly Share
Related Video