The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised to protect National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to Katsina State on election duties against insecurity. The State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Alhaji Ibrahim Zarewa, made the pledge on Tuesday in…
No insurance for 35 slain NYSC members, others (Punch)
Five months after the 2019 general elections, no fewer than 35 National Youth Service Corps members and other ad hoc workers, who were killed or injured in the process, have yet to get their insurance benefits. The Independent National Electoral…
No ransom for kidnapped corps members —NYSC DG (Punch)
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has warned that the Corps would not pay ransom for any kidnapped corps member. He consequently advised corps members to be security-conscious and be mindful of their…
Renovate our orientation camp, Cross River NYSC begs govt (Punch)
The Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps in Cross River, Mr. Eddy Megwa, has appealed to the state government to assist the scheme in the renovation of its permanent orientation camp in Obubura. Megwa, who made the appeal on Thursday in an…
Three corps members die in Katsina road accident (Punch)
The National Youth Service Corps, Katsina State, has confirmed the death of three corps members in a ghastly motor accident in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the Corps Public Relations…
Some graduates can’t recite English alphabet – NYSC (Punch)
The National Youth Service Corps has said it will hand over unqualified graduates to the police for prosecution, adding that some of the graduates cannot recite the English alphabet and do not know a bank statement. The NYSC Director-General, Brig.…
Batch B Stream 2 NYSC orientation course begins Aug 20 (Punch)
The 2019 Batch B Stream 2 Orientation Course for the National Youth Service Corps members begins nationwide on August 20, the management of the scheme has said. Those deployed to Katsina State have also been scheduled to report on Tuesday,…
African varsities sell certificates to unqualified Nigerians –NYSC (Punch)
The National Youth Service Corps has met with the registrars of 159 foreign universities in Africa, accusing some of these institutions of selling their certificates for between N300,000 and N500,000 each to unqualified Nigerians. These unqualified Nigerians, the NYSC added,…
Seven corps members to repeat service year in Nasarawa –NYSC (Nation)
Seven corps members of the 2018 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Nasarawa State, are to repeat their service for absconding from their Places of Primary Assignment (PPA), during the service year. Hajiya Ramatu Sanda, NYSC Coordinator in the state,…
Unemployment: CBN promises seven-year loans for corpers (Punch)
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will offer loans to National Youth Service Corps members to start small and medium scale enterprises, which they will repay in seven years. The CBN Governor, Dr Godwin Emefiele, who stated this…