The Senate has passed a Bill, which seeks to establish the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Trust Fund. The bill, among others, seeks to provide a sustainable source of funds for the NYSC, skill acquisition, training and empowerment of Corps members, training and retraining of the personnel of the scheme, development of camps and NYSC formations and facilities. The Bill …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted reports of a corps member’s death in Ogijo, Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State. According to a news report on Monday, the corpse of an adult male, which was said to have been dumped in an isolated bush in Ogijo, was that of a corp member. Addressing newsmen on Tuesday in …

A civil society organisation, the Human Rights and Justice Group International has called on the Federal Government to suspend the National Youth Service over the spate of killings and kidnapping in the country. The group stated this against the backdrop of rising of killings occasioned by kidnappings, terrorist attacks and other criminal activities across the country. On February 2023, gunmen …

Experts in the foreign exchange (forex) sector have called on the Federal Government to incorporate forex trading in the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Department (SAED) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The call was made on Friday during a press briefing in Lagos to announce the annual Forex millionaire expo to hold on Saturday, 13 January, at Landmark Centre, …

Starting from 2024 mobilisation exercise, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said all the eligible Prospective Corps Members (PCMS) are expected to register for mobilisation with their National Identification Numbers (NIN). This was part of the deliberations during the meeting of NYSC Management led by the Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, with the Management of National Identification Management …

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has secured the release of two female prospective corps members kidnapped in Zamfara State on their way to the Orientation Camp in Sokoto State. The Army had secured the release of two victims. A statement by NYSC’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, said efforts are ‘on to ensure the safe release …

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed has appealed to employers to prioritise the security and welfare of the corps members serving in their organisations. Ahmed made the appeal during the 2023 edition of the NYSC Corps Employers Workshop organised in Port Harcourt for corps employers and corps members. He described the theme of …

House of Representatives has demanded justice for a murdered National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Chalya Grace Silas, deployed to Kaduna State. The House urged the inspector-general of police (IGP) and the Kaduna State commissioner of police to ensure the speedy delivery of justice in the case and bring the assailants to book. This was a sequel to the adoption of …

Corps members across the country have cried out over the tough time they have been facing as a result of their poor allowance. They claimed that the money did not reflect the current economic realities in the country. Speaking with Sunday PUNCH, one of the corps members who is serving in Delta State, and prefers to be identified as Saka, expressed discomfort …

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 …