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Shuaibu Ibrahim’s Twelve Month Innovative Strides in NYSC

Ihesiulo Grace 11 May 2020 0

The measure of a man and his relevance to society is not his affluence, but how much of himself he has given, or prepared to give to make life worthwhile to others, building people and institutions as well as engendering solid development for national growth. Shuaibu Ibrahim, a Brigadier

Education News

We posted all NYSC members before closing camps–Director

Ihesiulo Grace 18 March 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Wednesday said it had planned ahead of the emergency closure of all camps across the country and posted corps members for their primary assignment. The South West Director of the scheme, Mr Attah Emmanuel, made the disclosure in a telephone interview on Wednesday. NYSC suspends ongoing orientation course […]

Education

COVID-19: NYSC DG tasks Corps members good hygiene

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2020 0

The Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has appealed to Corps Members to be conscious of their health even as he urged them to imbibe good hygiene and hand washing especially with the Coronavirus outbreak in the country.  He said the NYSC Scheme is very interested in the well-being of […]

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NYSC coordinator tasks corps members to shun drug abuse, negative tendencies

Ihesiulo Grace 5 March 2020 0

Grace Adzer, the Yobe State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has advised corps members to avoid negative tendencies that could jeopardise their lives. Adzer gave the advice at a low-key passing out ceremony of 570 Batch “A” corps members on Thursday in Damaturu. READ ALSO: FCT Minister says NYSC Sports, Cultural Festival promotes national […]

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NYSC denies using Corps Members allowance to fight Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 2 March 2020 0

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has described the reports purportedly to have been issued by the NYSC Director – General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim that the February allowance of Corps Members had been channelled towards the fight against Coronavirus as fake news. The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, in a statement sent […]

Education News

Obiano promises completion of NYSC secretariat before 2022

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2020 0

Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has promised to complete ongoing projects at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Secretariat in the state before the end of his tenure in 2022. Obiano made the promise on Wednesday when Mr Kehinde Aremu, the state Coordinator of NYSC, paid him a courtesy visit at the Governor’s Lodge, Amawbia […]

Education

2 NYSC members set to marry in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2020 0

Two serving members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in Kano State, Mohammed Alhaji-Musa and Hauwa Yahaya-Bagudu are set to get married on Friday at the Nigerian Air force base Juma’at Mosque. The NYSC Coordinator in Kano, Malam Ladan Baba, said in interview on Wednesday, that the 2019 Batch ‘A’ corps members informed  him of […]

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NYSC strategies to curb corps members evasion, abscondment from service

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2020 0

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that efforts are in top gear to ensure drastic reduction in cases of corps members evasion and abscondment from service especially by foreign-trained Nigerian graduates. The Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim said this yesterday at the NYSC Legal Officers’ Workshop with the theme  ‘NYSC: Call to

Education

Corps members not victims in Yenagoa shooting, says NYSC Coordinator

Ihesiulo Grace 8 January 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa said on Tuesday that the scheme did not record any casualty in the shooting of a commercial bus driver and another person by a policeman in Yenagoa. Recall that a mobile policeman on Monday evening shot a driver with Peace Mass Transit and one person at Ekeki […]

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NYSC to give corps member N26m for replacement of amputated limbs

Ihesiulo Grace 21 November 2019 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has set aside N26 million to replace a Corps member’s amputated limbs in Kano state. The state NYSC Coordinator, Malam Ladan Baba disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday when he led other officials of the scheme to visit the corps member, Nuruddeen Tahir at his family house in Gwarzo […]

Entertainment

Gold Statue: Desperate search for the goldmine

Ihesiulo Grace 18 May 2019

Mutiat Alli – Lagos Genre: Comedy Timing: 1hour 30 minutes Director: Tade Ogidan Year of Cinema Release: 2019 There is no gainsaying that Tade Ogidan is one of the big masquerades of the Nigerian movie industry who does not come to town regularly but whenever he comes, he dances well to the delight of his […]

Entertainment

Davido Cancels US Tour To Focus On NYSC

Ihesiulo Grace 17 September 2018 0

Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has rescheduled his United States tour to focus on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, which he is currently undergoing. The singer made this known on his Instagram page, where he revealed that the dates of his tour conflicts with his NYSC programme. SaharaReporters had questioned […]

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DG Assures Tight Security For NYSC Members Working For INEC

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2015 0

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier-General Johnson Olawumi has assured corps members working as ad hoc staff for the elections of adequate security as Nigerians troop out to vote today. More than 168,000 corps members were participating in the exercise across the country. About 75,000 had opted out after it became clear […]

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INEC, NCP Disagree over Replacement of Presiding Officers

Ihesiulo Grace 27 March 2015 0

  The National Conscience Party (NCP) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plotting to substitute and replace presiding officers who are corps members with non-corps members. The party said this in a petition addressed to the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, a copy of which was made available to newsmen […]

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Outstanding PVCs Are Being Produced in Nigeria- Jega

Ihesiulo Grace 20 March 2015 0

  The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega, on Friday stated that there is no machine can jam the smart card readers to be used during the general elections, dismissing speculations in some quarters that the PVCs may not work on election day. The INEC chairman also revealed that the […]