Tag: NYSC
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Corps members caught smoking Indian hemp will be dismissed – NYSC DG
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said that any corps members caught smoking Indian hemp would be dismissed. Ibrahim stated this while addressing Batch B Stream 2 corps members undergoing orientation at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Sagamu, on Friday. The director-general noted that if anyone was caught breaking…
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Elections: INEC to review MoU with NYSC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday revealed it is planning to review its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on the rules regarding the engagement of corps members as electoral adhoc staff. The Director General, The Electoral Institute, Dr. Sa’ad Umar Idris made this known in Abuja at…
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CASE CLOSED! Graduates who skip NYSC can contest governorship, says court
A Federal High Court in Abuja says a candidate cannot be disqualified from an election for failure to participate in the National Youth Service Corps scheme. The court made this pronouncement on Wednesday when it struck out a suit brought against the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, by a former senator, Iyabo Anisulowo. Details…
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NYSC to communicate payment of N30,000 allowance to corps members
Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said the scheme will communicate to corps members when the payment of N30,000 new allowance would take off. The DG stated this on Friday at a workshop/ training on Freedom of Information Act for Desk Officers of the NYSC in Abuja. When he was asked when the…
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Kogi gets new NYSC Coordinator
Mr Olayiwola Lasaki has been appointed as the new Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the former NYSC Coordinator, Mrs.Oludolapo Ahile, died on May 17, in a road accident on Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia highway in Nassarawa State. Mr Adedapo Tayo, the Assistant Director, Public Relations…
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Buhari offers employment, scholarships to 168 ex-corps members
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday presented awards to 168 ex-corps members at the combined 2015/2016/2017 President’s NYSC Honours Award held at the State House Banquet Hall, Abuja. Buhari, who was represented by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, also announced automatic employment to the awardees in the Federal Civil Service and scholarships up to Doctorate level in…
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EU donates laptops, smartphones to corpers
The European Union (EU) has announced plan to donate laptops and smartphones to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports only NYSC members who worked during the 2019 general elections in Nigeria will benefit from the EU donation. The laptops and smartphones are equipments the EU used for monitoring the 2019…
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Outrage on Twitter as Buhari’s son, Yusuf gets NYSC discharge certificate at home
Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, has completed his national youth service and was among the Batch ‘A’ corps members that passed out on Thursday. While the passing out corps members reported to their different local government area for service to collect their discharge certificates, a picture of Yusuf being handed his own certificate at…
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Political parties in A’Ibom demand removal of REC
The Forum of All Political Parties in Akwa Ibom has called for the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Mr Mike Igini. The forum accused the REC of working for the interest of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and therefore would not be able to conduct fair,…
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Omotola slams INEC over ill treatment of NYSC members
Nigerians have continued to react over photographs of NYSC members deployed as INEC ad hoc staff on social media The photographs hint that the persons were in transit, and were forced to sleep in open places as the night caught up with them in their journeys Reacting over the poor treatment of the youth…