Tag: NYSC
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We’re making efforts to rescue kidnapped corps members – NYSC DG
Brig.-Gen. Yush’au Ahmed, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says efforts are ongoing to secure the release of the reaming five prospective corps members abducted in Zamfara. Ahmed made this known at an interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Youth Development on Thursday in Abuja.
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NYSC, JAMB demand stiffer punishment against certificate forgery
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, and National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, say existing laws and punishments are “not strong enough and old” to deter Nigerians from certificate forgery. The Registrar of JAMB, Prof Ishaq Oloyede and NYSC’s Director-General, Brigadier-General YD Ahmed, both raised the concern during a radio town hall meeting against the…
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Why Corps members should stop seeking relocation
The 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Corps members deployed to Katsina State, have been advised to shun seeking relocation and remain in the posted state for their one-year mandatory service.
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Minister of Arts Hannatu Musawa addresses controversy surrounding her appointment
Nigeria’s Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has responded to the controversy surrounding her appointment while serving as a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The NYSC is a mandatory one-year national service program for Nigerian graduates under the age of 30, aimed at fostering national unity and promoting understanding…
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Minister of art, Musawa is a serving Corps member – NYSC confirms
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has confirmed that the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, is a serving corps member.
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Kate Henshaw gives reason why NYSC should be scrapped
Nollywood actress Kate Henshaw has taken to her social media account to explain why she wants the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) program scrapped.
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NYSC confirms abduction of 8 corps members in Zamfara
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has confirmed the abduction of eight graduates travelling to Sokoto State for the Batch B stream 11 orientation camp.
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Insurgency: 12 years after, NYSC reopens Borno state orientation camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has opened the Maiduguri orientation camp in Borno state, 12 years after the camp was shut down due to the menace of Boko Haram insurgency. The Maiduguri NYSC orientation camp was shut down in 2012 due to fears expressed by Nigerians over the safety of their wards.
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Fintiri approves immediate fencing of NYSC orientation camp
Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved immediate commencement of the construction of concrete wall perimeter fencing of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp, Damare, in Girei Local Government. Fintiri disclosed this while declaring the 2023 Batch ’B’ Stream 1
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Confusion as NYSC member mysteriously dies in his sleep at orientation camp
A corps member identified as Bright has reportedly died at the Osun State orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). According to his colleagues, Bright reportedly went to bed and didn’t wake up the following morning. “He slept day before yesterday (Saturday) night and couldn’t wake up in the morning,” one Lawrence Echezona…