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.
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 …
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 …
The Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Dr. Godwin Emefiele has disclosed that the apex bank came up with a new entrepreneurship scheme, through which Corps Members can undergo intensive training during their service year and at the end become self-reliant. He disclosed this when NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim paid a …
Latest: NYSC Confirms Adoption of Corps Member in Borno The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Monday confirmed the abduction of a male corps member, Abraham Amuta, by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Borno State Coordinator, Mr. Rabiu Aminu, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Maiduguri. Aminu disclosed …
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja assented to Engineers (Registration etc) Amendment Bill, 2019, which among others, bars the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from posting graduates of engineering to secondary schools to teach. The bill which has now become the Act of the National Assembly seeks to promote technological development in Nigeria by …
NYSC Important Information: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released an important information to all the 2018 Batch ‘A’ Corps Members with issues of name rearrangement and spelling mistakes.
This is to inform all final year students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) that there will be a briefing/sensitisation session by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at 1.30 p.m. at the Afe Babalola Hall. Please note that the is a mandatory program, as issues relating to your mobilization …
Following the release of JAMB’s new policy on matriculation list, UMYU has released a special notice for all NYSC prospective corps members. All Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) from Umaru Musa Yar`adua University, Katsina are hereby informed that due to the JAMB Policy on Matriculation List, no graduate can be uploaded on the NYSC portal unless …
Reports have it that a female Corps member serving in Lagos was allegedly accused of stealing a fellow corps member’s iPhone 7 during their NYSC Orientation Camp in Lagos state. According to the reports, the iPhone got missing on the 21st, April 2018, the suspect allegedly demanded a sum of N50,000 weeks after leaving the Camp. …
UNILAG NYSC 2018 Batch B Mobilization List has been released: The Students’ Affairs Division of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has released the list of graduates/prospective corps members (PCM) for the 2018 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch ‘B’ Mobilization Exercise. All graduates/prospective corps members (PCM) are advised to confirm their inclusion and details from …
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