Regular Members
In line with the Corp’s objective to positively pre-occupy youths through its job creation initiative for the teeming number of unemployed youths, serving as a panacea for checking the high rate of youth involvement in crime and social vice, PCN engages the services of unemployed youths with a minimum academic qualification of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), and within the ages of 18-35 years. These youths, who after the Mandatory Basic Training, are given the status of Officers or Men and are thus entitled to monthly stipends, paid jointly by the organization and the direct beneficiary of their services.
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Student Membership
open to all students of educational institutions, from the secondary to tertiary levels. Membership is on
voluntary basis.
Generally, confirmation of Membership in any of the categories is subject to the collection and filling in
the applicant’s own handwriting, a Membership Form, and subsequent submission of the duly completed
form, subject to intensive scrutiny and profiling by the organization. Also, PCN reserved the right to deny
admission to anyone deemed not fit (whether physically, medically, psychologically or by action or
inaction) into its hierarchy.
Membership of the organization is exclusively preserved for Nigerian citizens, and is open to all youth,
both male and female, irrespective of political and social status, ethnicity, State of origin or religious
affiliation. There are three categories of Membership, namely the Regular Members, the Volunteer Cadre
and Student Membership. Regular Members:
In line with the Corp’s objective to positively pre-occupy youths through its job creation initiative for the
teeming number of unemployed youths, serving as a panacea for checking the high rate of youth
involvement in crime and social vice, PCN engages the services of unemployed youths with a minimum
academic qualification of Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), and within the ages.
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Volunteer Members
- PCN also has a provision for employed and retired professionals in various fields, to create positive impact in society by serving as Peace Corps Volunteers, provided such individuals are willing to commit their time, energy, knowledge, experience and other resources towards the advancement of the noble objectives of the Corps. Although their services do not entail remuneration, volunteers are however entitled to all the rights and privileges of the regular members, in addition to being paid honorarium when engaged as resource persons during programmes and events.
- Peace Corps Volunteers are usually posted to work with the citizens at the grassroots, towards peace-building and conflict prevention/mediation, youth mentoring and in improving access to quality formal education, health education, security and safety consciousness, environmental health, agriculture and food production, community self-help efforts etc.
- Enlistment into Peace Corps Volunteer Cadre is by obtaining a Registration Form from the National Headquarters or any of the State Commands, including the FCT. Peace Corps Volunteers are therefore, expected to serve as Peace Ambassadors in their various fields of professional callings.
