WHAT TO DO IN CASE FOR COLLECTION/REPLACEMENT, LOST OR ERROR ON/OF CERTIFICATE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
We are all here for the 1 yr get certified and move on with life, but what now happen with something diminish the certificate of national service or it is completely lost that is what we will be going through today.
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- Modalities for the collection of Certificate of National Service
- LOST CERTIFICATE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
- ERROR IN CERTIFICATE
Modalities for the collection of Certificate of National Service
Certificate of National Service is issued to State Secretariats at the Directorate headquarters through the State Certification Officers thrice a year for delivery to deserving Corps members.
1. Only Corps members duly discharged from National Service and Certificated on presentation of letters of clearance from employers, CDS Inspectors and I.D card are issued with Certificates.
2. Those who benefited from WAP(War Against Poverty) loan facility are issued theirs on full repayment of the loans.
3. Corps members with pending disciplinary case(s) are not certificated until he/she is cleared.
LOST CERTIFICATE OF NATIONAL SERVICE
In the case of loss of Certificate of Exemption, the following steps are to be taken.
1. Police Extract/Report
2. Court Affidavit
3. Letter of Introduction from where the Ex-Corps member is discharged i.e. State of Service
Where available, a copy of the lost Certificate
Note: It is the policy of the Scheme not to reprint lost or burnt Certificates. Letters of Confirmation are issued instead.
ERROR IN CERTIFICATE
Upon noticing any error on your Certificate, return it immediately to the State Certification Officer for possible correction where the error is traceable to NYSC. Certificates are produced based on what the Ex-Corps member penned on the format during the orientation exercise.
In case you are to proceed to NYSC NDHQ for collection of corrected Certificate, the following are required of you:
1. Letter of Introduction from the NYSC State Secretariat addressed to the Director-General.
2. Handwritten application.
3. Valid I.D Card
NOTE: Certificate of National Service is not issued by proxy.
