Tag: NYSC
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Almajiri Debate: Gbajabiamila seeks amendment to NYSC Act
By Emman Ovuakporie Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Hakeem Gbajabiamila has advocated that willing youth corpers should be accommodated as teachers. To this end, the speaker seeks an amendment to the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC to accommodate willing corpers to be teachers. The speaker made this advocacy at the ongoing special…
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EXCLUSIVE: NYSC conducts IQ test for foreign students to ascertain capacity
The National Youth Service Corp, NYSC now conducts Intelligence Quotient tests for foreign students to ascertain their capacity. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that after vetting credentials submitted by the foreign students, an IQ test was conducted for them as they show up at the orientation camp in Kubwa, Federal Capital Territory, FCT. Some of the students…
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We lost 5 corps members to death in A’ Ibom – NYSC
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Akwa Ibom, Mr Julius Amusan, said on Thursday that five corps members serving in the state died during the 2019 Batch “A” service year. Amusan who made the closure during the passing out parade of the corps members in Uyo, said the corps members died in different circumstances.…
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Police detain corps member for raping secondary school girl
The Katsina Command of the Nigerian Police Force, Friday confirmed that it has detained the corps member, name withheld, deployed to Katsina state who raped a junior secondary girl secondary school, where he is doing his primary assignment and are awaiting for medical report on the case before charging him to court. Command Spokesman, SP…
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NYSC speaks on report of JSS 2 student impregnating corps member in C/River
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Cross Rivers has described as untrue the social media publication stating that a JSS 2 student impregnated a serving corps member in the state. In a statement signed by Mr Abdullahi Yuguda, Head, Press and Public Relations Unit of NYSC in the state, the scheme described the report…
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Ondo: Lassa fever claims 15 lives, 28 in critical condition
At least 15 people have lost their lives to the outbreak of Lassa fever in Ondo State in the last one week while about 28 people are battling for survival. Also, a male member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), identified simply as Yinka, serving in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State,…