NYSC
27 Jan
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members to utilize the opportunities provided by the scheme through the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) to become job creators. SAED National Director, Mr. Kehinde Aremu, made the call on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II SAED in-camp training…
26 Jan
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has lamented the Federal Government's failure to implement the upward review of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members' allowances, which was announced in September 2024. The group described the government’s prolonged inaction as unjust and deceptive. It urged the immediate actualization of the promised policy to…
25 Jan
The Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara, Kogi State has announced the mobilisation of its 117 pioneer graduates to various National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camps across the country. According to the institution, the graduates who were admitted during the 2020/2021 academic session, are currently serving the mandatory Batch C Stream 2 of…
24 Jan
The Activate Success International Foundation (ASIF) has awarded N3.25 million in grants to five National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to help them establish and expand their businesses. The grants were presented during a ceremony at the NYSC headquarters in Abuja on Friday. While three of the corps members received N750,000, two received N500,000 each.…
24 Jan
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State to fulfil his pledge to install solar-powered lights across the orientation camp in the state. The state NYSC’s Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Sa’idu, made the appeal in Katsina on Friday, during the swearing-in of the 2024 Batch ‘C’ stream ll Corps…
24 Jan
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to ensuring the safety, well-being, and security of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members across the state. He made the declaration on Friday during the opening of the orientation course for the NYSC 2024 Batch ‘C,’ Stream 2, held at the temporary camp at the…
24 Jan
Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue has assured 2,200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state for the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II orientation course of adequate security. Alia gave the assurance on Friday during the swearing-in ceremony of the new corps held at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp at Wanune in the…
24 Jan
The Plateau Government has commenced the expansion and renovation of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp in Mangu Local Government Area (LGA). Gov. Caleb Mutfwang made the disclosure on Friday in Jos at the swearing-in ceremony of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch C Stream II corps members. Mutfwang, who…
24 Jan
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commended Gov. Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State for reviewing upward the corps members allowances in the state. The State NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, gave the commendation at the swearing-in of 2,100 corps members deployed to the state under 2024 Batch C Stream 2 orientation exercise, on Friday,…
24 Jan
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), on Friday swore in 2,096 corps members in Kaduna to officially kick-start the 21-day orientation course. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the corps members comprised 1,372 deployed to Kaduna and 724 from FCT Abuja,. camping in Kaduna for the orientation course. The NYSC orientation course is…
24 Jan
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has pledged to renovate facilities at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Damare, Girei Local Government Area, to enhance its suitability for activities. The Governor made this commitment during the 2025 orientation course for 1,700 Batch C Stream II corps members deployed to the state.…
23 Jan
Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has applauded the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for its impressive digital overhaul, recognizing the significant strides it has made in embracing technology to enhance its operations. She gave the commendation in Abuja on Thursday during the official commissioning of the NYSC Digital Museum of Dynamic History and Television…
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