NYSC Emerges Best MDA In ICT 

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has emerged top among federal ministries, departments and agencies in Sustainable ICT Infrastructure, receiving the prestigious “Nigeria GovTech Awards” as the Best Federal MDA in Sustainable ICT Infrastructure.

The Award which was presented to the NYSC during the 2023 Nigeria GovTech Awards held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, also attracted a deserving award to the Director General of the Scheme, Brigadier General YD Ahmed as the “Distinguished Govtech Trailblazer.”

The nominations and eventual awards, according to a press statement by Eddy Megwa, the Director, Press and Public Relations, were product of a transparent and objective nationwide online voting process initiated on Radio, Television and Newspaper publications coordinated by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms in the Presidency.

The Director General of the Scheme, who was represented by the Director, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mrs Christy Uba expressed appreciation for the honour extended to the Scheme and the Director General, describing the awards as a clear endorsement and appreciation of the sustainable improvement in the IT services rendered by the Scheme to relevant stakeholders and the general public.

Ahmed added that the Scheme would continue to leverage on the deployment of ICT tools to change the narratives in the discharge of its operations in line with global best practices.