The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has unveiled a new digital platform designed to make it easier for corps members to plan, monitor and report their Community Development Service (CDS) activities, as the Scheme accelerates the digital transformation of its nationwide operations.
The new CDS Manager Platform is expected to reduce paperwork, improve record-keeping and provide corps members and NYSC officials with faster access to information on community projects across Nigeria.
Speaking during the platform’s demonstration at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja, Olakunke Nafiu, Director-General of the NYSC, said the initiative reflects the Scheme’s commitment to using technology to improve service delivery, accountability and operational efficiency.
Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, Director General (DG) of NYSC, is seen holding a microphone among corp members in the photo. NYSC launches the CDS Manager Platform to help corps members manage Community Development Service projects through digital reporting and monitoring. Image credit: NYSC.
NYSC CDS Manager Platform taps technology to improve service delivery
Represented by Chiwendu Chukwu, Director of Community Development Service, Nafiu said the platform will replace several manual processes involved in planning, monitoring and reporting CDS activities, making it easier for officers to oversee projects while giving corps members a more structured way to document their community impact.
“The NYSC remains committed to embracing digital innovation in the management of Community Development Service activities nationwide,” the Director-General said.
According to him, the platform supports the Scheme’s vision of leveraging technology to strengthen service delivery, improve accountability and ensure effective monitoring and evaluation of CDS projects across the federation.
For the hundreds of thousands of corps members who participate in Community Development Service annually, the platform is expected to simplify administrative processes by digitising project records, improving data accuracy and enabling quicker reporting of activities. It will also generate structured reports and provide real-time information to support decision-making by NYSC officials at national, state and local government levels.
The improved visibility is expected to help the Scheme better monitor community projects undertaken by corps members in sectors including education, healthcare, agriculture, environmental sanitation, road safety, entrepreneurship, civic education and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Nafiu urged NYSC staff to familiarise themselves with the platform and fully understand its features to ensure its successful implementation nationwide.
The CDS Manager Platform forms part of the NYSC’s broader digital transformation programme, which has seen the Scheme deploy technology across online registration, mobilisation, deployment, certificate verification, payment services, mobile applications and integrated database management. Its ICT Department oversees software development, cybersecurity, e-government initiatives, data management and the maintenance of digital platforms supporting corps members and administrative operations.
The launch also aligns with recent reforms approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to modernise the 53-year-old Scheme. The reforms include expanded digitalisation of NYSC operations, stronger skills development programmes and institutional changes aimed at making the organisation more efficient and responsive to Nigeria’s evolving development priorities.
An Ikeja S£xual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos State has sentenced a man, identified as Idris Ashimiyu, to life imprisonment for defiling an 11-year-old girl.
Justice Abiola Soladoye delivered the judgment on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, after finding Ashimiyu guilty of a one-count charge of defilement brought against him by the Lagos State Government.
During the trial, the survivor, who was 13 years old when she testified, told the court that she knew the convict because he ran errands and washed cars within their compound.
She narrated how the incident happened and told the court that her grandmother later discovered what had happened after going to look for her.
Ashimiyu had pleaded not guilty to the charge. However, after reviewing the evidence presented by both the prosecution and defence, Justice Soladoye found the survivor’s testimony credible and held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt.
The court consequently sentenced him to life imprisonment and ordered that his name be entered into the Lagos State Sexual Offenders Register.
Apple’s services business remains at record levels, but it’s facing growing pressure. The central part of that business, Apple’s App Store, has faced regulatory pressure and a slump in mobile gaming, which have hurt services growth.
However, on Monday’s earnings call, Apple signaled that it may look to boost services revenue through third-party apps. What does that mean, exactly? Unfortunately, it’s not entirely clear.
When discussing how AI could potentially “contribute to revenue growth over time,” Kevan Parekh, Apple’s chief financial officer, said: “On the product side, you know, we feel AI offers a compelling reason for customers to upgrade and switch in order to get the latest capabilities, and we also feel there’s opportunities across third-party apps and partnerships as well as first-party opportunities.”
Parekh did not elaborate on what sorts of opportunities might be available via third-party apps. However, Reuters reported Monday that investors are wondering whether Apple could profit by distributing third-party AI agents through the App Store and taking a cut of the revenue they generate.
Regulatory and legal changes have cut into App Store commission revenue in some markets, even as Apple’s services business as a whole continues to grow. Third-party estimates in August, for example, suggested the company had seen an 18% drop in U.S. commission revenue, with declines also in Brazil and Japan after those countries introduced new regulations. Apple has traditionally controlled payments within its app marketplace tightly, taking a cut of all App Store transactions. But a lawsuit by Epic Games ultimately forced the company to allow apps to redirect users to outside payment systems. Other legal challenges throughout the world have further hampered the business.
During the earnings call, Parekh referenced Apple’s App Store woes and returned to the idea that the company’s service business could expand into new territory.
“We’ve also seen some factors that impacted the performance of the App Store, and during the September quarter, the performance on the App Store was similar to the prior year, and we had a record number of paid subscriptions with double-digit growth for third-party apps on the App Store,” Parekh said. “At the same time, we did see some headwinds in mobile gaming that we’ve talked about before, and expect to see those continue into the summer quarter.”
Parekh added: “As we move ahead, we expect services growth to to be between 8 to 9% [in the December quarter]. This outlook contemplates our best estimates on sequential headwinds, primarily from third-party licensing and the additional half percentage point of foreign exchange I just mentioned.”
TechCrunch has reached out to Apple for more information and will update this story if it responds.
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