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Fact-Check: Is NYSC Planning to Change Corps Members’ Uniform?
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Fact-Check: Is NYSC Planning to Change Corps Members’ Uniform?

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • Claims have appeared online saying the NYSC is proposing new kits for corps members
  • The posters attached a picture of a man wearing the alleged new kit, which highlights major differences from the one presently used
  • A fact-checking platform investigated the claim and shared its findings in a report published recently

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Garki, Abuja - A TikToker, Classy Pee, posted on his page that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is planning to change corps members’ uniforms.

The photograph attached to the post shows a man wearing the alleged new kit, which highlights major differences from the one presently used.

Fact check: NYSC not proposing new kit for corpers
A post claiming the NYSC is proposing new kits for corps members is concocted. Photo credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei
Source: Getty Images

The viral clip which has appeared on TikTok and Facebook has garnered over 2,500 likes, more than 500 comments, and 130+ shares since it was posted on Saturday, June 1, 2024.

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Due to the virality of the claim, a fact-checking organisation, Dubawa, verified the post.

Following its scrutiny, the media platform ruled that the dress and model used were AI-generated.

Keyword searches were conducted to see if news about the purported development would be found, but no reputable media outlet reported it.

NYSC reacts

In the same vein, on Friday, June 14, the NYSC asked Nigerians to disregard "the misleading and highly embarrassing TikTok video".

The NYSC's statement partly reads:

"The attention of NYSC management has been drawn to a fake TikTok video trending online indicating that corps members' uniform has been changed to a new one.
"For clarity sake, NYSC management wish to state categorically that all the items of corps members' uniforms that they collect on arrival during registration at the orientation camps remain the same.

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"Members of the public, especially prospective corps members are hereby advised to disregard the misleading and highly embarrassing TikTok video in its entirety."

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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that President Bola Tinubu-led federal government announced plans to empower at least 5,000 NYSC members with N10 million each.

The minister of youth development, Jamila Ibrahim, made this known during the opening ceremony of the inaugural meeting of the NYSC management with heads of corps producing institutions (CPI) in Nigeria, held in Abuja.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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