The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is an organization set up by the Nigerian government to involve the country's graduates in the development of the country. There is no military conscription in Nigeria, but since 1973 graduates of universities and later polytechnics have been required to take part in the National Youth Service Corps program for one year.
On the 16th of January, an advocacy group known as “Serve With Skirts Movement” protested against the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) authorities, demanding that skirts should be included in the NYSC official dress code. In the protest, some of the female Corps members were seen dressed in skirts, holding placards stating; “there is a …
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) arrested a certain 200-level student for allegedly obtaining a fake degree certificate and partaking in the ongoing orientation exercise in Zamfara state camp. It was said that the NYSC last Friday arrested the student who was only identified as Rose, a 200-level Journalism undergraduate in a university in Cotonou, …
Latest: Fake Corps Member Remanded in Prison for Forgery Osaghae Osaigbovo, an alleged impersonator of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, was ordered by a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ilorin, on Monday, November 18th to be remanded in a correctional facility pending judgment. This order came after the defendant pleaded not guilty to criminal …
It is no longer news that most coppers try to modify their NYSC kits to their desired taste and style whenever it presents itself. The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has however warned corps members to desist from defacing the NYSC uniform. He gave the warning on Wednesday, …
Stephen Teru, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme, serving in Cross River state took the responsibility upon himself to make school furniture for over 80 pupils in two public schools. The Cross River state Corper took to Facebook to celebrate the community for their support all through his stay. In his …
The Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) has launched a portal where undergraduates of various institutions can check whether their admissions are recognised by JAMB or not. It is important for final year students in particular to confirm that their names are on the matriculation list.
Latest: NYSC to Provide Artificial Limbs for Taraba Accident Victims The corps members who lost their limbs in an accident in Taraba State minutes after leaving the orientation camp have been promised artificial limbs by the management of the National Youth Service Corps. The Director General, NYSC, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, made the promise when …
Latest: NYSC Speaks on N30,000 Allowance for Corps Members There have been speculations that corps members would start receiving the N30,000 new minimum wage as their monthly allowance from July. However, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Wednesday discredited the information. He disclosed that the management of the NYSC was yet …
27-year-old Lillian Mgbanwe, a graduate of Nasarawa State Polythechnic from Delta state had her life cut short when she was attacked by a man who assualted and murdered her on her way back home from a friend’s place. Lilian who was currently serving in Imo State was returning home on Sunday, the 30th of june, …
Governor Bello Muhammad of Zamfara State has promised his readiness to pay Special allowance to Corps Members Serving in rural communities across the State. He said the decision was to appreciate and encourage them for their contributions to the socio-economic development of the State. The Governor stated this in his address during the closing ceremony …
As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, the telecommunication company, 9mobile, on Monday, stated that it would provide toll-free emergency lines for the National Youth Service Corps to assist corps members who may be in a distressed situation. This was disclosed by Abdulrahman Ado, 9mobile’s Executive Director of Regulatory and Corporate Affairs, during a courtesy …
The NYSC Foundation Chief Executive Officer, Bako Ventim, has confirmed that the National Youth Service Corps Foundation is searching for about 75 corps members who took between N300,000 and N400,000 loans to start small businesses but refused to pay after about four years. The loans given by foundation do not have any collateral except the …
