Corps members across Nigeria will soon begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has announced. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu. The statement said, “Corps members across Nigeria will soon begin receiving a new monthly …

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmad, has advised corps members to stop thinking about relocating back to their communities, emphasising that life does not end there. It was reported that Ahmad spoke when he visited the NYSC temporary orientation camp on Friday in Kaduna. Addressing corps members of the 2024 batch ‘C stream ‘I,’ …

The Lagos State Police Command has summoned four of its officers to account for their alleged involvement in the extortion of N1 million from some National Youth Service Corps members. In an X post shared late Thursday, a user tweeting as #YemieFash, identified as Olúyẹmí Fásípè, revealed the incident. Fásípè stated that the corps members were threatened by the officers …

Prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme posted to Jigawa State have voiced their dissatisfaction with the quality of meals provided for them at the orientation camp in Dutse, the State capital. Reports indicated that numerous prospective corps members have criticised the NYSC management for serving what they claimed were insufficient and nutritionally deficient food portions. The …

The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen Yusha’u Ahmed, has warned corps members against undertaking night travels during their service year. The DG also said any corps member who embarked on journeys not authorised by the NYSC would be sanctioned in line with the NYSC Bye-laws. He gave the warning on Friday while addressing the …

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to upgrade their accounts. According to …

The five corps members abducted four days ago by 15 suspected gunmen in lfon community, Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State, have gained their freedom, after coughing out N5 million ransom. They include three females and two male corps members. The corps members were kidnapped along Ifon-Owo highway in the Ose council of the state on their way from …

The Nigerian Army has assured corps members in camp and others serving in different parts of Ondo State of their security. The Brigade Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Owena Cantonment, Akure, Brig.-Gen. John Lar, gave the assurance on Saturday at the permanent orientation camp, Ikare-Akoko, while addressing the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members. “The Nigerian Army has security arrangements …

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 …

No fewer than 772 batch B stream I corps members have concluded their national service in Gombe State, while three got an extension, and seven were said to have absconded. Disclosing this on Thursday at a low-key passing out ceremony of the batch, Gombe State Coordinator of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Chinwe Nwachuku, noted that out of a total …