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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

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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 boss seeks governors continued support to scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has sought for the support of state governments for the success of NYSC programmes and activities. According to a statement signed by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, the scheme’s cjief executive made this plea when he addressed a meeting […]

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Coronavirus : NYSC refutes postponement of 2020 Batch “A” orientation programme

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja The Management of National Youth Service Corps has described the story circulating on the social media making allusion to the postponement of the 2020 Batch “A” Orientation programme scheduled to commence nationwide on March 10 due to Coronavirus scare, as false and misleading. The NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike […]

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NYSC DG appeals to governors for continued support to Scheme

Ihesiulo Grace 1 March 2020 0

By Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja  The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has sought for the support of State Governments for the success of NYSC programmes and activities. According to a statement signed by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, the Scheme’s boss made this plea when he addressed […]

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NYSC offers free medical treatment to 1, 000 in Niger

Ihesiulo Grace 21 February 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has offered free medical treatment to 1,000 residents of Maikusidi community and environs in Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger. Mrs Funmilayo Ajayi, NYSC Coordinator in Niger, said on Friday that the gesture was part of the NYSC quarterly initiative tagged “Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD).’’ READ […]

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Refer sick corps members without improvement from camp – NYSC DG

Ihesiulo Grace 18 February 2020 0

Ukpono Ukpong, Abuja All State Coordinators of National Youth Service Corps have been warned against withholding any sick corps member with complicated health case in camp during the 2020 Batch ‘A’ orientation exercise. READ ALSO: NYSC members’ petition led to recovery of N320m – EFCC The Director-General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, gave […]

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NYSC members’ petition led to recovery of N320m – EFCC

Ihesiulo Grace 14 February 2020 0

Sokoto – The Sokoto Zonal Head of EFCC, Mr Abdullahi Lawal, has said that a petition over non-payment of N3,000 logistic allowance by a corps member led to a recovery of N320 million. Lawal disclosed this on Friday at the ” Nigerian Youth Walk against Corruption ” rally organised by EFCC in collaboration with NYSC […]

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NYSC, EFCC to embark on nationwide march against corruption today

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

As part of efforts to enlist public support for the fight against corruption, the NYSC has announced plans embark on a nationwide march today. Addressing a joint press conference with the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim,  Acting Chairma, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)  Mr. Ibrahim Magu, said the Corps members will be leading […]

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NYSC to generate revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

Keffi (Nasarawa State) – Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Tuesday, disclosed that the scheme had put in place commercial platforms to boost its internally-generated revenue (IGR). Ibrahim, who made this disclosure on the sidelines of a three-day workshop, organised for members of staff of the corps, said that this

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NYSC boss tasks officials on transparency, honesty

Ihesiulo Grace 11 February 2020 0

Officials of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been advised to abide by the established procedure and general code of conduct for public servants with regards to honesty and transparency. NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim stated this yesterday in Keffi, Nasarawa state, while declaring open the inspectors development programme with the theme:

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Whenever I meet Gowon I thank him for initiating the NYSC – Buhari

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

“Whenever I meet General Gowon up till today, I thank him for initiating the NYSC. It is a nationalist and patriotic thinking that led to the development of the scheme,” President Muhammadu Buhari has said Buhari said this on Thursday when some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme, met him at the […]

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Nigerian students re-enact NYSC experience at University of Arkansas

Ihesiulo Grace 5 February 2020 0

Nigerian students at the University of Arkansas on Saturday held an event that gave University of Arkansas and the American host community the opportunity to experience the National Youth Service Corps program (NYSC). The National Youth Service Corps is a scheme set up by the Nigerian government in 1973 to involve Nigerian graduates in nation […]

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NYSC denies student impregnated corps member in C/River

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Cross River state has described as untrue social media reports stating that a Junior Secondary School 2 student impregnated a serving corps member in the state. In a statement signed by the Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of NYSC in the state, Abdullahi Yuguda, the scheme described […]

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NYSC, ITF seeks partnership on corps members’ empowerment

Ihesiulo Grace 2 February 2020 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) have agreed to set up a technical committee to reinvigorate their partnership on the empowerment of corps members for self-employment. This decision came when the NYSC Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim paid a courtesy visit to his counterpart at the ITF, Sir Joseph […]

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NYSC: Jubilation as corps members receive N33,000 minimum wage

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2020 0

Enugu – Some corps members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Enugu State have expressed joy over the payment of N33,000 new monthly minimum wage by the Federal Government. “Original 33k received by me”. That’s what I’d be telling everybody when Access bank pays mine!…feels so good to be a ‘corper’.

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Monthly allowance of corp members increased to N33,000

Ihesiulo Grace 29 January 2020 0

Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has said that the monthly allowance of corp members has been increased to N33,000. Ibrahim speaking during a working visit to the NYSC secretariat in Bauchi, according to a statement the body issued on Wednesday morning via Facebook. Eko Electric to begin […]

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Corps member donates reading glasses to 240 patients in Kano

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Kano state, Osuagwu Prince-Ikechukwu, has distributed free reading glasses to 240 patients at the Muhammad Abdullahi-Wase Teaching Hospital, Kano as part of his community development service. Prince-Ikechukwu, who distributed the reading glasses on Friday, said eye tests would also be carried out on the people and

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Shehu of Borno lauds NYSC’s sustainable development programmes

Ihesiulo Grace 24 January 2020 0

The Shehu of Borno, Abubakar El-Kanemi, has commended the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) over its contributions toward the sustainable development of the state. El-Kanemi made the commendation when the newly posted state coordinator of the scheme, Alhaji Nura Umar, paid him a courtesy visit on Thursday in Maiduguri. He said that corps members and […]

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Corps members in Enugu decry high cost of house rent

Ihesiulo Grace 23 January 2020 0

Some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Enugu State have expressed concern over the high cost of house rent in Enugu and its environs. The corps members who spoke in separate interviews told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Enugu, that the situation had posed much difficulty on them as […]