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Evidence of COVID-19 vaccination, criteria for NYSC camp registration – DG

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said that from the next Orientation Exercise in year 2022, all the in-coming Prospective Corps members(PCMs) will show evidence of vaccination before they would be allowed into the

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Anambra guber: NYSC boss hails corps members on election duties

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has commended the patriotism of Corps Members engaged in the conduct of the governorship election in Anambra State. Ibrahim made the commendation at the weekend while monitoring the election in the nine Local Government Areas of the State. He said the Corps […]

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COVID-19 vaccine not compulsory but important – NYSC DG

Ihesiulo Grace 21 May 2021 0

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The National Youth Service Corps has said it would not force Corps Members to take COVID-19 jab, but advised that the vaccine is good for personal protection against contracting the deadly Corona virus. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim stated this during a nationwide virtual address to the 2021 Batch ‘A’ Stream […]

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NYSC DG charges corpers to develop interest in agriculture

Ihesiulo Grace 25 April 2021 0

Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has charged youth corps members to develop interest in agriculture to enable them be self-reliant. He stated this at the inauguration of the 2021 Farming season by NYSC Youth Corps members on a 16-hectare farm land secured by the NYSC in Doma local government area of […]

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Oyo NYSC members develop semi-automated hand washing device

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2020 0

Three corps members serving in Oyo state have developed a semi-automated hand washing device with soap dispenser and underground draining system to aid in curtailing spread of coronavirus pandemic. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trio, Victor Afolabi, Victor Ogunmoye and Olamide Adeyanju developed the device with sponsorship by the Oyo state […]

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COVID-19: NYSC suspends biometric clearance, CDS for Corps members

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2020 0

  As part of measures to curtail the spread of the coronavirus among corps members, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has postponed group bio-metric clearance and community development service meetings nationwide.  Making the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, the NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, said the scheme has taken adequate precautionary steps

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22 corps members to repeat service year, as one die in Sokoto

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has declared that one of the 2019 Batch “A” corps members lost his life in the course of service in Sokoto state. NYSC state Coordinator, Philip Enaberue, made the disclosure during the passing out parade of 1, 760 outgoing corps members, on Thursday in Sokoto. READ ALSO: NAF takes […]

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Stop seeking white collar jobs, Lalong to corps members

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau state has charged the National Youth Service Corps Members (NYSC) members to stop seeking for white collar jobs. “The era of desperately seeking for white collar jobs is over. You must therefore, brace up for the daunting challenges ahead and create opportunities rather than seeking for them,” he informed corps […]

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18 corps members to repeat service in Ebonyi

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Eighteen members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) 2019 Batch C serving in Ebonyi state have been handed various degrees of punishment for flouting the rules and regulations of the scheme. State Coordinator of the corps, Ann lbe stated this during the passing out parade of the batch C corps members at the Ngele […]

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NYSC Passing out: 25 Corps members sanctioned in Ekiti

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Ado-Ekiti – No fewer than 25 corps members of the 2019 Batch A have been sanctioned by the National Youth Service Corps,(NYSC) in Ekiti for absconding during their compulsory service year. The State Coordinator for NYSC, Mrs Emmanuella Okpongete disclosed this on Thursday during the Passing-Out Parade of 2019 Batch A corps members in Ado-Ekiti. […]

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NYSC raises alarm over fake deployment/redeployment letters

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has raised the alarm over the activities of certain individuals who placed online advertisements claiming to specialize in the deployment and redeployment of corps members to states of their choice. In a statement signed by its Coordinator, south-west area office, Emmanuel Attah in Osogbo on Thursday, the NYSC maintained […]

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NYSC, NHIS to review corps members’ healthcare

Ihesiulo Grace 12 December 2019 0

Abuja – National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reiterated its determination to review an existing collaboration with National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) on provision of free healthcare services to corps members. The information is in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, Director, Press and Public Relations of NYSC. Adeyemi stated […]

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Wike releases N132m for payment of Corps Members allowances

Ihesiulo Grace 16 November 2019 0

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced the release of N132million for the payment of monthly allowances for Corps Members serving in the state. Speaking during a Courtesy Visit by the Governing Council of the National Youth Service Council (NYSC) at the Government House Port Harcourt on Friday,  Governor Wike said the payment process […]

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Give priority to corps members accommodation, El-Rufai orders LG chairmen, traditional rulers

Ihesiulo Grace 17 October 2019 0

Kaduna – Gov. Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday said the state government supports the posting of 80 per cent of National Youth service Corps (NYSC) members to rural areas. El-Rufai said when the state NYSC Coordinator, Isa Wana paid him a courtesy visit in his office, that any influential person who requested for […]

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12 corps members to repeat service year in Niger

Ihesiulo Grace 8 October 2019 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger state says 12 corps members in the 2018 batch ‘C’ stream 1 will repeat their service year for absconding from their primary assignments. NYSC Coordinator in Niger state, Mrs. Funmilayo Ajayi, made this known in an interview in Minna on Tuesday. She said that the affected corps […]

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Minister tasks FCT corps members on wealth creation

Ihesiulo Grace 10 September 2019 0

Ukpono Ukpong – Abuja Minister of State for FCT, Dr. Ramatu Aliyu, has called on corps members serving in the territory to take advantage of government’s favourable policies to create wealth instead of seeking for white collar jobs. Aliyu, made the call in Abuja during the closing ceremony of the 2019 ‘batch B’ stream 11 […]

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Don’t reject corps members, state coordinator begs employers in Kwara

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2018 0

National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), State Coordinator in Kwara, Mrs Esther Tosin Ikupolati, has appealed to employers of labour not to reject Corps members posted to their offices. Kupolati made the appeal on Monday while speaking with journalists at the NYSC permanent orientation camp at Yikpata, Edu local government of Kwara “I advice the Corps […]

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FG warns corps members against hate speech, fake news

Ihesiulo Grace 31 August 2018 0

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has warned corps members against promoting hate speech and fake news because of their destructive effect on the society. He also advised them to be vanguards of the change mantra “Change Begins with Me”. The minister said this in Abuja on Thursday while addressing corps members sworn-in for the […]

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Corps members urged to keep off criminal act

Ihesiulo Grace 16 August 2018 0

The 2018 Batch “B” Corps members deployed to Adamawa State have been advised to distance themselves from all forms of criminality and be security conscious. Adamawa Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Malam Abubakar Muhammad, gave the advice at the opening of a three week orientation course for 2,030 Corps members at the […]

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FRSC confirms death of 2 corps members in Bayelsa

Ihesiulo Grace 6 July 2018 0

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of two Corps members in an auto crash in Bayelsa. State Sector Commissioner, Mr Ikechukwu Igwe, told news men in Yenagoa that two other corps members were injured in the incident. “Yes, the incident occurred on Monday at Swali Bridge in Yenagoa Local Government Area […]