The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed that married female corps members seeking redeployment, will no longer to required to do a change of name.
This is disclosed in a circular signed by the service’s Director Corps Mobilisation, Abubakar Mohammed.
The circular noted that the management has approved the review of criteria for the approval of concessional deployment/relocation of married female corps members.
It stated that state coordinators are to henceforth be informed that “Changing a maiden name to that of a spouse is no longer a requirement for the approval of such request by married female corps members.
“Other requirements remain as they were.”
It maintained that state/FCT Coordinators are to ensure strict compliance with the directives, and directors area offices are to monitor the implementation.