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The National Service Authority (NSA) has held a pre-campus orientation programme for final-year students of the University of Cape Coast at the NEC Auditorium on 14th May 2026, aimed at preparing students ahead of their national service registration and deployment process. The orientation was organised under the directive of the Director-General of the National Service Authority, who tasked her two Deputies together with the Deployment, Regional and MIS teams to engage and educate students on the processes and requirements of national service. Dignitaries present at the programme included Deputy Director-General for Operations, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu; Deputy Director-General for Finance and Administration, Hon. Donkor Fuseini; Head of Deployment, Yaw Tweneboah Koduah; Head of MIS, John Apraku; the Dean of Students Affairs of UCC; Acting Central Regional Director of NSA, Abdul Karim Rahman; as well as staff of the NSA Central Regional Office. In his opening remarks, Acting Central Regional Director, Abdul Karim Rahman, welcomed participants and encouraged students to take the orientation seriously as they prepare to transition into national service. Speaking at the event, Lieutenant Colonel Moses Dok Nach Kpeungu highlighted the history and importance of the National Service Authority and outlined the requirements students must meet before commencing service. He cautioned students against reposting and advised them to accept postings to their assigned organisations since all postings are streamlined towards their area of academic focus. He further encouraged students to prepare for the mandatory six-week basic military training programme. Hon. Donkor Fuseini addressed concerns relating to the registration process and data mismatch challenges experienced by the current service personnel batch. He urged students to ensure that all discrepancies relating to their personal information are resolved before the NSA portal is opened for registration. The Head of Deployment, Yaw Tweneboah Koduah, took students through the registration procedures, including the processes required to obtain an NSS PIN code and complete the registration for their NSS numbers. Head of MIS, John Apraku, also educated students on issues relating to name and email mismatches, stressing the need for accuracy during registration to avoid future complications. The Dean of Students Affairs of UCC also spoke on student registration matters and encouraged students to comply with all requirements of the National Service Authority. Additionally, the Regional Accountant reiterated the commitment of the Director-General towards the welfare of service personnel. He noted that the Authority has successfully transitioned payment systems from E-zwich and GhanaPay to direct bank account payments to ensure easy access to allowances. He also highlighted the availability of the Absa Bank overdraft support for personnel.