Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday said his administration was delighted at improving the poor condition of facilities used by members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Rivers. Wike disclosed this during the inauguration ceremony of the 5,000 capacity Ultra Modern Auditorium built by his administration...
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The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) Brig.- Gen. Mohammed Fadah on Tuesday urged corps members to accept their postings in good faith. The DG gave the advice while addressing the 2022 batch “B’’ stream II corps members at the formal closing and passing out ceremony...
YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation and a popular comedian, Chucks D General, said they would jointly mobilise 60 per cent of Nigerian youths to vote in the 2023 general elections. Mr Michael Agada, Senior Research Officer, Yiaga Africa, disclosed this at a show staged by Chucks D General...
Abdulrasheed Bawa, Executive Chairman of the EFCC on Thursday called on the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, to take ownership of the war against economic and financial crimes, to save the nation. Bawa who was represented by Ayodele Babatunde, the Head of Public Affairs Department, Ilorin Zonal Office,...
An Akwa Ibom State High Court has sentenced Uduak Akpan to death by hanging for the murder of Iniubong Umoren, a prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. Justice Bassey Nkanang of the state High Court have the verdict on Thursday. Umoren, a graduate of Philosophy, University of Uyo,...
BY RICHARD ABU, Lafia – The newly appointed Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General Muhammed Fadah has charged camp officials to always show love and treat corps members with utmost care. Brig. Gen. Fadah also charged the officials o empathize and correct corps members,...
A 27-year-old Kaduna-based entrepreneur, Miss Henrietta Gimbiya-Barde, says she grew a N6,000 agro-processing business to N2.5 million, with six employees in three years. Gimbiya-Barde told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Thursday, that her company, HIGIM Food Processing Company, processes and adds value to agricultural products...
President Muhammadu Buhari in the course of the week summoned emergency National Security Council meeting to deliberate on nation’s security challenges occasioned by the recent attacks by terrorist groups. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that suspected terrorists Tuesday night attacked presidential advance team to Katsina State as...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian youths to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another. President Buhari also urged them to embark on more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. He gave the...
President Muhammadu Buhari has donated 10 rams, two cows and N1 million to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) members serving in his home town, Daura, in Katsina State. The President made the donation during the Sallah celebration with the NYSC members on Saturday in Daura. He commended...
Gunmen suspected to be robbers have attacked a lodge where some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) reside in Akwa Ibom State. It was gathered that the gunmen at about 1am on Wednesday, attacked and dispossessed Corps members of their valuables at Udo Ekong Ekwere Street, off...
By RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brigadier General Mohammed. K. Fadah has charged corps members across the country to make good use of the skills acquisition programmes acquired while on training camps as there are no government jobs readily available...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has condemned the alleged act of electoral misconduct involving a corps member, Orji Nkenna and some staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State. This is contained in a statement by the NYSC Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr Eddy...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – About 2,500 corps members deployed to Nasarawa State for their National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) have taken their oaths of allegiance and sworn in at the scheme permanent orientation camp. The corps members, who are set of 2022 Batch B stream I, took their...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has directed the Borno State Ministry of Health and Human Services to employ all the 40 fresh medical doctors that recently passed out and graduated from various tertiary institutions within and outside the country into the Borno State...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the provisional licence for the take-off of the Enugu State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (ESUMAS), located in Igbo-Eno community of the state . The Executive Secretary of the Commission Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, while handing over...
Sokoto State Government has announced the suspension of the resumption of basic and secondary schools in the state by one week. The News of Nigeria ( NAN) reports that the schools are supposed to resume on Sunday and Monday, for boarding and day students. The suspension was announced via...
Ortom describes murder of NYSC member Terungwa unacceptable, tasks Police on diligent investigations
Ortom describes murder of NYSC member Terungwa unacceptable, tasks Police on diligent investigations
By YEMI ITODO, Markudi – Benue State Governor, Dr. Samuel Ortom, has described as intolerable, murder of the Benue born Youth Corps member, Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, who was posted to Abuja by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for her one year mandatory national service. Terungwa, a graduate of...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A total of one thousand, nine hundred and thirty seven (1937) NYSC members on Thursday participated in the national orientation camp Passing Out Parade (POP) which has the Deputy Governor of Nasarawa State, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe in attendance. The event took place at the...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – Nasarawa Stae Governor, Abdullahi Sule has commissioned a mullt-million naira ultra-model skills acquisition centre at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Keffi with a call on corps members to take the training seriously as white collar jobs are no more available.. The skills acquisition centre...