Section 55, The Education Act, 2004

(1) Students in tertiary institutions who are given grantsin-aid by the Government or a local authority shall undergo nationalservice for a maximum period of three years after graduation. (2) The Minister shall, by rules made by statutory instrument, prescribe the penalty for any contravention of subsection (1). (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), “national service” means service to the State in any field of work relevant to the student’s area of study to be done preferably in the district of his birth.