In a major policy shift, Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has taken decisive steps to address the exclusion of some polytechnic graduates from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) due to their part-time National Diploma (ND) background. Speaking at Yaba College of Technology in Lagos on Friday, the minister affirmed that he had signed … Read more
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Safwan Fade, has been confirmed dead following an attack by a group of individuals in Plateau State. The tragic incident took place in Pankshin Local Government Area when a group of men stormed a local stadium, assaulting Fade, who was serving with the Federal University of … Read more
Bandits have reportedly attacked Tsiga town in Bakori Local Government Area of Katsina State, where they were said to have abducted an unspecified number of people including the former NYSC Director-General, retired Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga. It was gathered from some reliable sources that the incident occurred around 12 a.m. on Thursday. According to … Read more
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has revealed that the Federal Government has approved an increase in corps members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000, with payments set to commence in February 2025. The NYSC DG also announced that corps members will no longer be posted to communities facing security … Read more
An Ikeja High Court on Monday sentenced a man, Ayomide Olayemi, to 10 years imprisonment for robbing an artisan and a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member of their belongings. Olayemi, had pleaded guilty to a two-count amended charge of attempted felony and stealing. Justice Modupe Nicol-Clay, sentenced him, following a plea bargain agreement. The … Read more
A corps member has died in a road crash while going to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Ebonyi. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in the state, Mr Henry Igwe, confirmed the incident to NAN in Abakaliki on Thursday. Igwe said that the crash occurred on Wednesday … Read more
The final batch of the 2024 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) three-week orientation camp commences today across all states of the federation. Henzodaily reports prospective corps members are expected to report to their designated camps for registration, training, and activities to foster national unity and integration. To assist prospective corps members in locating their assigned … Read more
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has assured Corps Members that the payment of their new monthly allowance of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira would soon commence. He stated this today in Abuja when he commissioned a 32-seater bus donated by Capital Express Insurance Company. The Director General said … Read more
Corps members across the country can look forward to receiving a minimum wage of ₦77,000, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced. Ahmed made this assurance in Abuja on Tuesday while commissioning a staff bus donated by a company. He stated that arrangements for the increased … Read more
Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on Tuesday called on government agencies and other employers of corps members not to reject them but provide a conducive environment for them to perform optimally. Oborevwori made the call on Thursday at the closing of the orientation programme of corps members in the Batch C, Stream 1, at Issele-Uku. Oborevwori … Read more