Married women no longer required to change name for redeployment, says NYSC

Married female corpers will henceforth no need to change their names for redeployment, the National Youth Service Corps has announced.

This was disclosed in a circular signed by the Director of Corps Mobilisation, Abubakar Mohammed, and sent to directors, acting directors, and state and Federal Capital Territory (FCT) coordinators.

The circular titled “Review of criteria for concessional deployment/relocation for married female corps members” indicated that the management has approved changes to the criteria for granting concessional deployment or relocation to married female corps members.

It specified that state coordinators should now be informed that “changing a maiden name to that of a spouse is no longer a requirement for the approval of such requests by married female corps members. Other requirements remain unchanged.”