Oyo Agric College Assures Graduates on NYSC Mobilisation

The Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, has reassured graduates from the Faculty of Management who have experienced delays in their mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that the issue will be resolved soon.

In a statement released on Sunday, the college’s Public Relations Officer, Olawore Opeyemi, quoted the Rector, Prof. Akinola Akinlabi, explaining that the delay in accrediting some programs was due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The lockdown prevented the previous administration from inviting the supervising body for polytechnics in Nigeria to visit the institution for accreditation.

Under Akinlabi’s leadership, the new management successfully secured accreditation from the National Board for Technical Education for the Higher National Diploma programs in the Faculty of Management. Efforts are ongoing to address the issues caused by the delayed accreditation.

The rector noted that since 2014, students of the college have enjoyed prompt and regular mobilisation for the NYSC scheme.

“The rector revealed that students of Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, since 2014 had been enjoying prompt and regular mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps Scheme,” the statement read.

He urged the affected students to be patient, assuring them that the management’s efforts will soon yield positive results.

Prof. Akinlabi also emphasized the management’s commitment to ensuring prompt accreditation of the institution’s programs. He mentioned that between June 3 and 5, 2024, the NBTE visited the institution for resource inspection of 13 programs and institutional accreditation.

He promised to keep stakeholders updated as the management continues to work towards resolving the issue.