Acting NYSC DG visits family of NYSC Anthem composer, late Oluwole Adetiran

The National Youth Service Corps has visited the family of the composer of NYSC Anthem, the Late Oluwole Adetiran, who was described as a living legend. The late Oluwole Adetiran composed the NYSC Anthem while serving his fatherland as a…

Sanwo-Olu expresses unwavering faith in NYSC scheme

The Lagos State Government (LASG) says it is firmly committed to providing an enabling environment that will guarantee the safety and welfare of members of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to the state. Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Governor, made…

NYSC DG removed from office after 6 months  

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate removal of Brigadier General Mohammed Fadah as the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), barely six months in office. Fadah, who was appointed DG of NYSC in May 2022, took over…

2021 Batch B Stream II corps members end service in Ogun

Thousands of male and female corps members, belonging to the 2021 Batch B Stream II, over the weekend, passed out in Ogun State. At the low-key passing-out ceremony held outside the main bowl of the M.K.O Abiola International Stadium, Kuto,…

*Viral video: NYSC reacts to corpers’ erotic dance at orientation camp (Punch)*Lagos to implement Public Complaints, Anti-Corruption Commission Law (Nation)

Viral video: NYSC reacts to corpers’ erotic dance at orientation camp (Punch) The National Youth Service Corps has faulted corpers seen dancing in a viral video at a yet-to-be identified orientation camp. In the video, one female corper was seen…

18 corps members escape death in Delta bus explosion

No fewer than 18 serving members of the National Youth Service Corps in Delta State escaped death by a whisker when a commercial bus conveying them from the orientation camp at Issele-Uku, in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of…

*Police assaulted me to obtain statement over death of LASTMA official – driver alleges (Guardian)*Lagos launches virtual book review programme for students (Punch)

Police assaulted me to obtain statement over death of LASTMA official – driver alleges (Guardian)  A 37-year-old driver, Elijah Shokoya, accused of involuntary manslaughter alleged in court on Monday that police officers assaulted him to obtain his statement. Shokoya was…

*Cambridge University college hands back looted cockerel to Nigeria (BBC)*FEC approves NNPC to fix 21 federal roads at N621.2b (Nation)

Cambridge University college hands back looted cockerel to Nigeria (BBC) The master of a Cambridge University college has described the return of a looted bronze cockerel to representatives of Nigeria as a “momentous occasion”. The statue, known as the “Okukur”,…

Assault on corps member: Army arrests female officer

Following a viral video in the social media showing a female Nigerian Army officer of the Nigerian Army assaulting a female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police (NACMP), have arrested the officer shown…

This is probably why you can’t find work – Gbubemi Atimomo

…Thoughts on employability skills, the job search, and unemployment Every year, many hopeful and promising students graduate from institutions of higher learning. They are eager to join the workforce, earn a living, and contribute their quota to national development. I…

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