Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has directed that toilet facilities be built immediately at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Ise-Emure. According to a statement on the state’s social media handle, the Commissioner for Youth Development, who is also the Chairman of the NYSC Governing Council in the State, Mr Adesola Adedayo,…
By Emmanuel Dada Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Y. D. Ahmed has noted that the management of the Scheme will ensure that Corps members are posted to safe areas due to security concerns. Brigadier General Ahmed gave the assurance during his visit to the Oyo State NYSC Permanent Orientation…
A fake National Youth Service Corps member, Ogeh Bethel Chibuife, has been nabbed by the Nasarawa State Police Command for illegal entry into the Magaji Dan Yumusa Orientation Camp, Keffi, the state capital. This was disclosed in a statement released by the state police spokesperson, Ramhan Nansel, on Thursday. Nansel said the suspect, who is…
The Minister of Youth Development, Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, says it is not certain that the Federal Government will increase the monthly allowance of serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Bio-Ibrahim, in an interview, says the government would find innovative ways of ensuring that corps members’ welfare are well-taken of. In January 2020, the…
The National Youth Service Corps has refuted reports of a corps member’s death in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. A news report had on Monday claimed that the corpse of an adult male said to have been dumped in an isolated bush in Ogijo was that of a corp member. The Ogun…
By Arafat Ayofe The 2023 Batch A stream 1 Corps members have been urged to utilize skills and morals got during their service year for their self development. The state coordinator of NYSC, Mr Abel Oche, gave this charge at the passing out ceremony of 2,483 corps members held at the state secretariat, Agodi Gate…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially confirmed the release of two corps members who were kidnapped in Zamfara. The Director of Press and Public Relations for the scheme, Eddy Megwa, announced that the abducted prospective corps members were freed on Thursday. The corps members were abducted while travelling from Uyo, Akwa Ibom, to…
The General Officer Commanding 3 Division Nigerian Army, Major General AE Abubakar, has pledged to ensure the security and safety of National Youth Service Corps members serving in Plateau State. Speaking during a visit to the NYSC orientation camp in Jos, Abubakar outlined efforts by his command and the military’s Operation Safe Haven to maintain…
Corps members across the country have cried out over the tough time they have been facing as a result of their poor allowance. They claimed that the money did not reflect the current economic realities in the country. Speaking with newsmen, one of the corps members who is serving in Delta State, and prefers to…
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, has weighed in the level of insecurity in the country, saying it is unsafe to deploy graduates to danger zones. She urged the federal government to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme given the insecurity bedeviling the country. Reacting via Twitter on Wednesday, the fitness enthusiast said since the…