Nigeria to issue verifiable blockchain certificates for NYSC
This initiative aims to house all NYSC certificates on the blockchain, providing individuals with the means to easily verify and authenticate them. Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, who holds the position of Director-General at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has disclosed that blockchain technology will be employed for the generation and validation of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates within Nigeria. The National Youth Service Corps is a program in Nigeria that requires university graduates under 30 years old to undergo a one-year period of national service involving community development projects and cross-cultural integration. This declaration took place at the Stakeholders’ Policy Dialogue centered around the execution of the National Blockchain Policy. The gathering was organized by NITDA in collaboration with the stakeholders from the Blockchain Association of Nigeria (SiBAN). Image of Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, the Director-General at NITDA a...