Tag: NYSC
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‘NYSC under pressure to cover up Adeosun’
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Wednesday urged the National Youth Service Corps not to cover up alleged forgery of NYSC certificate by Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun. An online newspaper had reported that Adeosun forged NYSC exemption certificate. But the minister, who studied in the United Kingdom, has yet to respond to this allegation.…
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PDP statement: Party cautions NYSC over Adeosun certificate scandal
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the leadership of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) not to allow the Buhari Presidency to coerce it into covering the NYSC certificate forgery case against the minister of finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, with a purported investigation. It is instructive for NYSC to note that all issues in…
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Alleged forgery: Adeosun distances self from journalists as NYSC begins probe
It has been a tough week for Minister of Finance Kemi Adeosun, who has maintained absolute silence ever since she was accused of forging her National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) exemption certificate. In the heat of the barrage of backlash accompanying Adeosun’s saga, the NYSC has also assured Nigerians to investigate the origin of the…
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BREAKING: NYSC breaks silence on Adeosun’s certificate saga
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Monday spoke on the controversy surrounding the genuineness of the Exemption Certificate tendered by the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. In a terse statement signed by its Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, the Scheme said available records indicate that Mrs. Adeosun did apply for…
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NYSC begins registration for 2018 Batch ‘B’ mobilisation exercise
National Youth Service Corps will, on Tuesday, open its online registration portal for the 2018 Batch ‘B’ mobilisation exercise. In a statement issued by the agency, all prospective corps members,”i.e Nigerians who have graduated from universities and mono/polytechnics both at home and abroad are to register for the mobilisation exercise between Tuesday, 10th July and…
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Buhari’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun allegedly skips NYSC, forges certificate to secure jobs
This might not be the best of times for the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun as reports have it that she allegedly skipped the compulsory one year National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) programme and have been securing high-profile jobs with a forged exemption certificate obtained from the scheme. According to a report by Premium…
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Police dismiss, arraign officer who shot NYSC corps member in Abuja
The Police authority has dismissed the Policeman who shot a Corp member, Miss Linda Angela Igwetu in Abuja on Wednesday night. The Police also said the policeman, Benjamin Peters has been arraigned before a court of competent jurisdiction and he is awaiting trial. This was disclosed in Abuja on Friday by the FCT Commissioner of…
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Police detain officer who shot NYSC corps member in Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has taken into custody a police officer, Benjamin Peters, who allegedly shot a youth corps member, Linda Igwetu, in Abuja on Wednesday morning. It was gathered that detectives had commenced an investigation into the death of the 22-year-old, who was killed when the car she was riding with two…
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Policeman shoots NYSC member to death on eve of passing out
A policeman has allegedly shot dead a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member serving in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The deceased, Linda Angela Igwetu, was billed to pass out of the NYSC programme on Thursday (today) after a compulsory one-year service in Abuja. She served at Outsource Global Company in Mabushi. The late…
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NYSC@45: 100 prisoners get free medical service
No fewer that 100 prisoners in Anambra have benefited from a free medical outreach of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) as part of events marking the 45th anniversary of the corps. Mr Ebenezer Olawale, the Coordinator of NYSC in the state, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Awka on Sunday. “NYSC was 45…