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Accept your posting in good faith, DG urges corps members

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 June 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Director General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has urged Corps Members to accept their postings in good faith, and settle down in their places of primary assignment to offer selfless services towards national development. He said

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NYSC DG to corps members: Don’t wait for opportunities, create them

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 12 May 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Corps Members have been advised to be creative in their thinking, plan for their future, and not depend on others to do it for them. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, gave this charge while addressing Corps Members at Benue State Orientation Camp in Wannune, and Nasarawa State Orientation […]

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Respect other people’s culture, NYSC DG admonishes Corps Members

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 10 May 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Corps Members have been warned to respect the cultural beliefs of their respective host communities and cohabit peacefully with them. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, stated this while addressing Corps Members in Bauchi State Orientation Camp in Wailo and Plateau State Temporary Orientation Camp, Doi-Du in Jos South Local […]

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NYSC boss visits hospitalised Corps members in Yola

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 8 May 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu has commiserated with Corps Member, Idowu Babatunde Solomon AD/25A/0798 who was on admission at the Mobibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola. Solomon, who hails from Offa in Kwara and deployed to Adamawa State was diagnosed with acute appendicitis at […]

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NYSC DG warns Corps members against misconduct

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 2 May 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Corps Members have been warned that every act of indiscipline during their service year would attract stiffer penalties. The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu gave the warning while addressing the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Corps Members at Kebbi State Orientation Camp, Dakingari, in Suru Local […]

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Corps members jubilate as N77,000 allowance hits accounts

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 27 March 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong True to the promise made by the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, corps members across the country have begun receiving their increased allowance of N77,000. The March payment reflects the long-awaited increment, bringing joy and relief to thousands of young graduates undergoing the

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There’s no immunity to crime, DG warns Corps members

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 3 February 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed has warned Corps Members that there is no immunity for members of the Service Corps found guilty of criminal offenses as they would be subjected to the laws of the land like every other person. He warned that any of them who […]

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NYSC DG warns Corps members against unauthorised journeys

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 29 January 2025 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Corps Members have been warned to avoid travelling out of their States of deployment without getting approval from the National Youth Service Corps. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed gave the warning during his visit to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream Two Corps Members undergoing their three weeks induction Nasarawa

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FG increases Corps members allowance to N77,000

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 26 September 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong The Federal Government has approved the increase of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024. This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated […]

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Accept postings in good faith, NYSC DG tells corps members

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 18 September 2024 0

BY UKPONO UKPONG The Director General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed has implored Corps Members to accept postings to the different communities and various places of primary assignments in good faith and quickly settle down to the task of nation building and development in their respective places of primary Assignment. General Ahmed […]

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Corps members should expect increased allowance soon – NYSC DG

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 5 September 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong Corps Members have been assured that as soon as the Civil Servants start receiving the new minimum wage that was approved by the Federal Government, their monthly allowance would also increase. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed gave this assurance while addressing Corps Members at Kebbi State Orientation Camp, Dakingari […]

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10 Corps members jet off to India on youth exchange programme

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 14 January 2024 0

By Ukpono Ukpong No fewer than ten Corps members are billed to travel to the Republic of India on today (Sunday) to participate in a Youth Exchange Programme organized by the Indian National Cadet Corps. According to a statement by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, participants for the programme which is held […]

Abuja Times

Press corps seeks review of FCT master plan

Ihesiulo Grace 8 November 2017 0

Journalists covering activities of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) have set an agenda to the present administration on the urgent need for the review of Abuja Master Plan, which is due every five years. This was the highlight of the 2017 retreat for the Press Corps of the Federal Capital Territory Administration which took […]

Interviews

Military wrote 1999 Constitution to favour North -Abiru

Ihesiulo Grace 4 November 2017 0

Hon. Lateef Abiru is the Chief Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly. The three time representative of Shomolu constituency 02 bares his mind on the on-going constitution amendments, local government autonomy and other topical issues, in this interview with ALADE TASMA. Two years into the tenure of the current 8th Lagos Assembly, let’s […]

Edo Times News

NSCDC uncovers prostitution recruitment centre in Edo

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2017 0

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has uncovered a prostitution recruitment settlement in Edo, the Edo Commander, Mr. Makinde Ayinla, has said. Ayinla, who made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday, said the settlement was in Uselu N’ Ahor in Uhunmwode Local Government Area. He said […]