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NYSC Announces Date for Batch A Stream 2 Registration
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has announced the dates for the 2023 Batch A Stream II online registration exercise. This was announced in a post on the Corps official Twitter page on Saturday. The scheme announced that the registration would commence on Tuesday April 11, until Monday, April 17, 2023. Recall that the Minister…
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Woman Delivers Quintuplet after Nine Years of Childlessness
A housewife, Mrs Chidinma Amaechi has given birth to a quintuplet after nine years of childless marriage. The quintuplets, consisting of three boys and two girls, were delivered at a private hospital in Awka, Anambra State. The 28-year-old Mrs Amechi, who finished her National Youth Service Corps programme recently, is the wife of a petty…
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Be Patriotric During Elections – NYSC DG Tells Corps Members
By Adenitan Akinola Ahead of this month’s general elections, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Yusuf Ahmed wants corps members to be patriotic as they participate in various activities during the election. Brigadier General Ahmed made this known in his speech at the closing ceremony of the orientation exercise…
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NYSC Remains Inalienable to National Unity- Governors
Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has urged corps members posted to the state to explore the unity of Nigeria in their various host communities He gave the advice at the official swearing-in ceremony of the 2023 Batch ‘A’, Stream One Corps members held at NYSC permanent camp Iseyin The governor, who was represented by…
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Shun Local Politics, NYSC Warns Corps Members
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, corps members have been warned against involvement in the local politics of their host communities. The Acting Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Mrs Christy Uba gave the warning in an address presented at the closing ceremony of the orientation course for members of the Batch…
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Abiodun Reassures NYSC of Continuous Support
The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has reassured the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, of continuous support in the state. He made this known while receiving the NYSC National Governing Board at the Government House in Abeokuta, during a courtesy visit. In a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, Abiodun, who welcomed the…
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NYSC Warns Corps Members against Flouting Electoral Rules
*Inaugurates hall at State Secretariat Corps members that would be used as ad-hoc staff in the 2023 general election have been warned against compromising the rules guiding their conduct in the forthcoming elections. The Acting Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Mrs Christy Uba gave the warning during the inauguration of an 800-seater capacity hall built by…
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Be patriotic- NYSC Tells Corps Members
Acting Director General, NationaI Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Mrs Christy Uba has advised corps members in Ekiti State to be patriotic in their service to the Nation. Mrs Uba gave the advice in a message to the swearing in ceremony of the 2022 Batch C stream Two corps members held at the NYSC permanent Orientation…
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Key into SAED Programme, NYSC Tells Corps Members
Relevant stakeholders should support the establishment of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC Trust Fund and the success of the scheme’s Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers, HIRD. The Acting Director General of NYSC, Mrs Christy Uba stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2022 batch C stream 2 corps members held at the Oyo…
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2023: Promote good governance – NYSC Tells Corps Members
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has advised corps members who will participate in the poll to be guided by good conscience, the training received during their orientation course and the relevant laws of the land towards ensuring credible exercise. The Osun State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs Abduwahab…
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Shun fake news – NYSC DG tells Corps Members
The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Mohammed Fadah, has charged the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps members to entrench and promote the culture of working together in friendship, peace and harmony with other Nigerians. Brigadier General Fadah stated this during the swearing-in cermomy of the 2022 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 Corps Members…
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1457 Corps Members Begin Orientation in Oyo
As the 2023 general election draws nearer, corps members participating in the election have been advised to be security conscious and adhere strictly to the rules guiding their conduct during the polls. Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah gave the warning during the swearing in ceremony of the 2022 batch C…
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Don’t spread hate speech – NYSC tells Corps Members
A total of two thousand, three hundred Corps members of Batch C stream one on Tuesday, sworn to the oath of allegiance marking the beginning of their national service year in Osun State. They include eight hundred participants dislodged from Lagos State and one thousand five hundred posted to Osun State. The Chief Judge of…
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Osun Govt Pledges Collaboration with NYSC on Culture Promotion
Osun State Government has pledged to create strong ties between her and the National Youth Service Corps to achieve more success in the area of cultural promotion. The supervising Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr Olalekan Badmus made the pledge in Osogbo during a courtesy visit by the new State Coordinator of the National Youth…
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Service Year: NYSC Gives Corps Members Safety Guides
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Mohammed Fadah has warned corps members posted to Osun State against staying out at night, acceptance of car ride from strangers, visitation to dangerous places and other acts that could endanger their lives during their service year. This is contained in his address…
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NYSC Swears in Batch B Stream 1 Corps Members in Osun
A total of 1,300 participants deployed to Osun State for the Batch B Stream I, 2022 Service Year have been sworn in at the NYSC Orientation Camp Ede, Osun State. The Corp members, who were divided into 10 platoons, signed the oath of allegiance as administered by the Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele Ojo…
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Oyo Honours Corps Member With State Award
A member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Ẹniola Komolafe deployed to Oyo State for the one-year, mandatory National Service, has been presented the state’s NYSC Honours Award for outstanding performance. She was presented the award during the passing out ceremony for 2021 Batch B stream 1 programme held at lekan Salami stadium Adamasingba Ibadan.…
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NYSC POP: 14 Corps Members Bag Service Extension in Ondo, Ekiti
The National Youths Service Corps, NYSC has sanctioned twenty-two corps members in Ondo state for various misdemeanours and contravening the rules guiding the scheme during their service year. The NYSC coordinator in the state, Mrs Victoria Ani stated this during the passing out ceremony for the 2021 batch ‘B’ (Stream one) corps members held in…
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NYSC Debunks Rape of Corps Members in Akwa Ibom Attack
The National Youth Service Corps has described as untrue reports that some 21 female corps members had been raped during an attack carried out on Wednesday “by thieves”. The scheme confirmed that contrary to reports, “no bodily harm was meted on them, and no corps member was raped.” The Akwa Ibom State Coordinator of NYSC,…
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Gunmen Rob Corps Members in Uyo
Gunmen on Wednesday invaded the National Youth Service Scheme Corpers’ lodge located along Udo Ekong Ekwere street, off Information Drive in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State and raped women occupants. It was gathered that the gunmen who stormed the area by 1 am that on tricycles carted away valuables including laptops, cell…
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Don’t involve yourself in local politics – NYSC DG
Ahead of next week’s governorship election in Osun State, corps members have been cautioned against involvement in the local politics of their host communities. They were however advised to integrate themselves with their host communities, appreciate and respect their cultures and contribute to efforts that could lift the people. The charge was given by the…
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Prosecute any corps member who engages in electoral misconduct – NYSC
The National Youths Service Corps has described as unfortunate the reported arrest of a corps member, Orji Nkenna, by the Osun State Police Command. He was said to have been arrested alongside a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission over alleged electoral misconduct. According to the police, Orji, a corps member attached to the…
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Oko Residents Benefit from NYSC Free Medical Check
Over one hundred people in Oko Oyo State have benefited from a free medical check facilitated by NYSC, Youth Corps Members in Oko. The beneficiaries had the privilege of checking their blood pressure, medical consultation and drug prescription and dispensing. Speaking, the leader of the corps members, Mr.Festus Olowogbade said the youth deemed it fit…
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NYSC DG Calls for Implementation of Health Scheme
The new Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Muhammad Fadah has called on the relevant stakeholders in the country to work towards the successful implementation of the Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers, HIRD and the scheme’s trust fund. Brigadier General Fadah stated this during the swearing-in ceremony of the 2022 Batch B…
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NYSC Reaches Out to Secondary School Students in Oko
In the bid to give back to the host community,NYSC corps members in Surulere LG, Oko have exposed secondary school students to basic technology knowledge to keep the students up to speed in the modern day reality. Schools that benefited including ,Zion Group of Schools,Baptist Grammer School,Muslim Comprehensive School,Community High School, Oosu, and Irepodun community…
