The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a program set up by the Nigerian government to involve Nigerian graduates in nation building and development.
As part of the program, graduates are assigned to different states other than their state of origin or state of education, and each state (including the Federal Capital Territory) has a unique code used for identification.
List of NYSC State Codes
Here is a list of NYSC State Codes in Nigeria:
- Abia State – AB
- Adamawa State – AD
- Akwa Ibom State – AK
- Anambra State – AN
- Bauchi State – BA
- Bayelsa State – BY
- Benue State – BN
- Borno State – BO
- Cross River State – CR
- Delta State – DT
- Ebonyi State – EB
- Edo State – ED
- Ekiti State – EK
- Enugu State – EN
- Gombe State – GM
- Imo State – IM
- Jigawa State – JG
- Kaduna State – KD
- Kano State – KN
- Katsina State – KT
- Kebbi State – KB
- Kogi State – KG
- Kwara State – KW
- Lagos State – LA
- Nasarawa State – NS
- Niger State – NG
- Ogun State – OG
- Ondo State – OD
- Osun State – OS
- Oyo State – OY
- Plateau State – PL
- Rivers State – RV
- Sokoto State – SO
- Taraba State – TR
- Yobe State – YB
- Zamfara State – ZF
Understanding these codes is important for prospective corps members as it helps in the NYSC authorities and logistics of their service year.