The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has said that he is making ‘steady progress’ in his five-point policy thrust for the scheme, adding that he would achieve his vision before the end of his tenure. Ahmed stated this while speaking to pressmen at the fourth edition of the DG’s Community Development Service Awards …

The Director of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Y.D Ahmed, has called for support from the 774 Local Government chairmen across Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, Ahmed’s appeal aims to bolster the achievements of the NYSC, which heavily relies on the active engagement of …

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has gifted N100,000 each to the 2024 Batch B, Stream 1 corps members posted to the state. Sanwo-Olu made the promise when he visited the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in the lyana Ipaja area of Lagos for the closing ceremony of the Batch ‘B’, Stream One orientation course. “A sum of N100,000 …

A total of 2,659 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across Nigeria have been pre-qualified for the final phase of the NNPCL Foundation Business Pitching Exercise. Billed to hold from 2nd to 10th July 2024, the exercise is an integral part of the NNPCL Foundation’s Financial Literacy Program for Nigerian youths that witnessed the engagement of over 284,000 …

The National Youth Service Corps Coordinator in Sokoto State, Alhaji Usman Yakubu-Yaro, has said no corps member is serving in areas in the state with insecurity issues. Yakubu-Yaro disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Sokoto. He said even though the scheme ensured constant partnership with security agencies and community groups in safeguarding …

Two corps members deployed to Ogun State – Omowo Favour and Esther Aderutu – have become land owners after winning a pageantry competition held at the orientation camp in Sagamu. Photos from the event were shared on the official Facebook page of the National Youth Service Corps, Ogun State, on Saturday. The photos were captioned, “The duo of .Omowo Emmanuel …

The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that it has secured the release of one of the seven female prospective corps members abducted in Zamfara. In a statement on Saturday, NYSC spokesperson, Eddy Megwa said female corps member was rescued on Friday at 12:30 pm “through the help of security agencies”, while expressing optimism that the rest …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said that the service year of nine corps members has been extended in Gombe and Sokoto State. The NYSC also disclosed that no fewer than three Corps members were absconded, with one said to have passed on, while six others got extensions in varying degrees of service in Gombe State. Disclosing this at …

Kidnappers of eight Akwa Ibom State graduates, abducted in Zamfara State on their way to Sokoto State for the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Orientation Camp, have demanded an additional N200 million as ransom, after collecting N13 million earlier paid by the victims’ families. The victims, who were kidnapped on 17 August, have spent 26 days in the kidnappers den. …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has countered the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) to the effect that the Enugu State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Dr. Peter Mbah forged his NYSC discharge certificate. In a report tendered to the state Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday, the service also lampooned the NYSC …