The 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Orientation Course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme is scheduled to commence on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, in all the 37 NYSC Orientation Camps across the country with a warning to prospective Corps members to avoid night journeys.
Camp registration for all prospective Corps Members will take place from Wednesday, January 21 to midnight on Friday, January 23, 2026.
A press statement by Caroline Embu, Director of Information and Public Relations, on Tuesday, stated that the Swearing-in Ceremony will hold on Friday, January 23, 2026, while the Closing Ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
“The Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, wishes all prospective Corps Members safe travels to their respective states of deployment,” the statement said.
He also advised them not to embark on night journeys while travelling to their states of deployment.
