Yakubu Gowon
22 May 2023
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Federal Government to review the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to reflect the demands of the current reality in Nigeria. Atiku stated this on Monday as Nigeria celebrates the 50th anniversary of the NYSC scheme which was founded on the 22nd of May 1973 by the former…
17 May 2023
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, Tuesday said his administration established the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) to foster unity and peaceful co-existence of Nigeria at a period when the country was just recovering and at a low ebb.
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Kebbi State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs. Agatha Okolo, has urged corps members serving in the state to emulate their predecessors in areas of community development, healthcare, education, agriculture and environmental sanitation.
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