The next administration in Nigeria has been urged to scrap the one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The call was made by the Nigerians in the Diaspora Monitoring Group. According to the group, the NYSC scheme hurts Nigerians in Diaspora apart from the fact that it is riddled with corruption and embezzlement. The Disapora group disclosed this in a …

Spokesmen of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar on Monday dismissed claims that their principal was sick and had been flown abroad for medical treatment. The former Vice President’s media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, was the first to comment. He said that Atiku went on vacation, saying that his principal is hale and hearty. …