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 …

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed (rtd.) has urged corps members in the 2023 Batch ‘B’ Stream One, currently undergoing their orientation exercise, to embrace and acquire vocational skills through the Scheme’s Skill Acquisition and Development programme. Ahmed gave the advice during his address to corps members at the Katsina and Borno …