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The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has firmly dismissed circulating reports suggesting that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded in preparation for a new ₦70,000 minimum wage. This denial was made public through a statement signed by Eddy Megwa, the Director of Information and Public Relations for NYSC, who labeled the reports as “misleading […]
Soldiers from the Operation Safe Haven unit stationed in Lere town, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, have reportedly killed a former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Habibu Aminu, and injured four others during a violent clash with local youths. According to sources, Aminu, who had completed his service just three months […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has released the schedule for the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream II Orientation Course. According to a circular dated August 7, 2023, titled “2024 Batch ‘B’ Orientation Course,” and signed by the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics (PRS), Ahmed Ikaka, on behalf of the Director General of the NYSC, […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the suspension of biometric clearance and weekly Community Development Services (CDS) for corps members nationwide. This decision comes in response to a planned protest scheduled to take place from August 1-10, 2024. In a memo distributed to State Coordinators, Local Government Inspectors, and Zonal Inspectors across the […]
Several corps members deployed to Ekiti State narrowly escaped death on Friday when the wall of the female hostel at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp collapsed on them. The corps members, who were recuperating in the camp’s clinic, were rescued by their male counterparts who pulled them from the rubble. One source […]
The Osun State High Court in Ile-Ife sentenced three individuals to death on Tuesday for the murder of Adebayo Mukaila, a corps member, in Osogbo, the state capital. On January 28, 2020, in the Omo-West area, the convicts robbed and murdered Mukaila, who was a recharge card vendor, at his shop in the presence of […]
The government has approved ₦110 billion to revitalize the Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF), aiming to empower youths across the country. Applications for the fund will open this month, enabling young entrepreneurs to access financial support for their innovative ideas. Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jamila Bio-Ibrahim, announced this during the swearing-in ceremony of the […]
…Encourages Corps Members to Join Agricultural Initiatives Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, on Tuesday, July 2, awarded ₦200,000 bonuses to each of the Batch B, Stream 1 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state. The largesse aims to encourage the 1,600 corps members to remain and serve in the state, a […]
The attention of the Zamfara State Government has been drawn to a misleading story circulating on a social media platform regarding an alleged incident of maltreatment involving one National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) member in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Zamfara State. To set the record straight, the Zamfara State Government wishes to categorically inform […]
The Nigeria Police Force clarified on Friday that the misinformation circulating on social media regarding an alleged incident involving a Corps member in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, is not recent but dates back to 2015. The police emphasized that the depiction of the incident is a misrepresentation of facts. In a statement, Force Public Relations […]