President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appointed Brigadier General Kunle Nafiu as the new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps.
Brig. Gen. Nafiu, until his appointment, served as the Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede. He had previously held the same position under the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Raised Abiodun Lagbaja.
A member of the 47 Regular Course, Nafiu is an Artillery Officer and an alumnus of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, as well as the US Army War College.
Before assuming the role of Chief of Staff to the Chief of Army Staff, he was a Directing Staff at the Army War College, Nigeria.
The new NYSC Director-General hails from Ileogbo, Aiyedire Local Government Area of Osun State.
His appointment takes immediate effect, replacing Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed.