The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has reiterated its commitment to ensuring that corps members make significant contributions to their host communities throughout their service year. Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the assurance, Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 orientation course held in Bauchi. He was represented…
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has stated that the presence of members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, signified a willingness to serve Nigeria in a time when the country needs their innovation, energy, and patriotism more than ever. Adeleke also commended the NYSC for its role in promoting unity, national integration, and youth…
Minister of Youth, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has requested that the management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, change its programme to allow corps members to have enough rest during their 21-day orientation camp. The minister made the call during the 2025 annual management conference, themed ‘Transforming the NYSC Scheme to meet the yearnings of…
The Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, has advised female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Mrs. Yakubu made the call on Thursday in Bauchi during the distribution of National Service certificates to Corps members. Addressing specifically the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream…
Former head of State and founding father of the National Youth Service Corps, General Yakubu Gowon, has noted that Nigerian students resisted the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, when it was first introduced. He commended the managers of the Scheme for sustaining the vision that informed the establishment of NYSC. He said “the NYSC was…
The National Youth Service Corps in Benue State has confirmed the withdrawal of corps members from Mbaa community in Kwande Local Government Area due to ongoing attacks. The Assistant Director of Information and Public Relations of NYSC in the state, Yahuza Adamu, stated this in a statement signed and made available to journalists in Makurdi…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting from next month. The NYSC DG disclosed this while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State. General Ahmed confirmed that the increment…
The Old Boys Association of Government College Kaduna (KADOBA) has called on Governor Uba Sani to discontinue the use of the school’s premises as a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, citing its adverse effects on students’ education. At a press conference held to mark the 20th anniversary of the Class of 2004’s graduation,…
The National Youth Service Corps has called on all the corps members across the country to always add value to their host communities through impactful community development projects. The NYSC Director-General, Yushau Ahmed, stated this in Bauchi, today during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ stream I orientation exercise at the state’s permanent…
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has admonished Corps members to avoid every act of criminality during their service year. He cautioned that the Scheme is not an abode for criminal elements but for individuals of good morals who are ready to contribute their quota to the development of…