The National Service Authority (NSA) is getting ready to start a nationwide inspection to make sure that employers in both the public and private sectors have employed only graduates with valid National Service certificates.
Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, who is the Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations at the NSA, made it clear in an interview on Joy FM on April 20, 2026, by stating that the exercise would help strengthen the authority’s fight against measures to stop fraud beyond payroll, reaching workplaces nationwide workplaces across the country.
Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, stated that “Very soon we are going to embark on an exercise. We are going to reach out to institutions and the HR units that have employed people without a certificate. It is a requirement for employment.” He drew to attention that the instruction applies to all employers, including those in the private sector.
Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu highlighted that “By law, whether you are in the private sector or not, you must do national service. It is an offence to employ somebody without a National Service Certificate.”
According to the National Service Authority Act, 2024 (Act 1119), employers who hire graduate without valid certificates may be punished. Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu made it clear that the exercise would start by focusing on education and compliance rather than punitive action.
Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu, the Deputy Director-General in charge of Operations at the NSA, added that “We are not saying dismiss them from your institution. We need to regularise it. They will be given a window of opportunity to reach out to us, and we will rectify it.”
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