Immediately after the Nigerian civil war, Gowon's regime embarked on

After the Nigerian civil war, General Yakubu Gowon's regime embarked on a program of "rehabilitation, reconciliation, and reconstruction". This involved rebuilding the country's infrastructure, rehabilitating former soldiers and other war victims, and reconciling the different ethnic and regional groups that had been in conflict during the war. The focus was on restoring the country's unity and rebuilding its social, economic, and political structures, which had been severely damaged by the war. The program also involved the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), which aimed to promote national integration by sending young graduates to serve in different parts of the country for one year.