Tag: nysc members
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INSECURITY! Afenifere wants NYSC members to serve within their geo-political zones
The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, wants the Federal Government to allow graduates participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to serve within their respective geopolitical zones. This is in response to the escalating incidents of kidnapping and banditry across various parts of the country The appeal follows the successful rescue of kidnapped NYSC members…
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JUST IN: Anxiety as 35 NYSC members test positive in Ogun camp
At least 35 graduates at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Sagamu, Ogun State, have tested positive for COVID-19, Commissioner for Health, Tomi Coker, has said. While addressing journalists in Abeokuta Thursday, the commissioner expressed worries about the upsurge of the third wave of Coronavirus in the state. “The number of NYSC members…
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138 NYSC members test positive for COVID-19
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday said that 138 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) had so far tested positive to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director General, NCDC, said this at the National Briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. Ihekweazu said that none of those who…
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Two NYSC members test positive for COVID-19 in Kano camp
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Coordinator in Kano State, Hajiya Aisha Tata, says two new corps members out of the 826 posted to the state have tested positive for COVID-19. The coordinator disclosed this on Monday while briefing newsmen after the swearing-in of the 2020 Batch ‘B’ Stream A corps members. She said the…
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NYSC recovers last body of drowned corps member in Taraba
The last body of a female corps member was reportedly recovered on Friday by local divers at River Mayo Selbe, in Taraba State. The recovery brings to nine the total number of bodies recovered so far. Recall the Corps had on Thursday said that it was working on the recovery of the remaining drowned corps…