Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig. Gen. Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has said that he’s set to reform the scheme for more effectiveness and enhance productivity in order to boost national development. The DG said this in Jos, the Plateau State capital at its 2026 Annual Management Conference, with the theme,…
The National Youth Service Corps is set to overhaul its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training for corps members through the standardisation of its curriculum to achieve deeper impact. In a post via its official X handle on Saturday, the NYSC said its Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, disclosed this in his address at the…
The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned Corps members against negative usage of the social media. The Director General of the Scheme, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the warning while addressing the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Corps members at the NYSC Delta State Orientation Camp, Issele-Uku. Nafiu, who said negative social media post by any…
Lead pastor of Kingsways International Christian Centre (KICC), Matthew Ashimolowo, on Thursday urged Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in tackling the country’s security challenges. He praised the president’s commitment to improving security but emphasized that citizen support is crucial for success. Ashimolowo made the comments during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily. The…
Sixteen Prospective Corps Members (PCMs) have tragically lost their lives in a road accident while travelling to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Gombe State. Two other students from the same trip survived, but both remained in critical condition at a hospital. The victims were reportedly all graduates of Adeyemi Federal University…
Troops of the Joint Task Force (JTF), North East Operation Hadin Kai, have rescued 74 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from a possible abduction by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The incident occurred on Tuesday night when the corps members’ vehicles broke down near a notorious kidnapping…
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State has approved an increase in monthly allowances for members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in the state, raising the payment “from ₦4,000 to as much as ₦50,000.” The new allowance structure provides a ₦20,000 base allowance for all corps members serving in Abia. Plus this ₦20,000, those…
In recent years, thousands of Nigerian students who completed ND Part-Time and HND Full-Time programmes across various polytechnics have found themselves trapped in a state of uncertainty denied mobilisation for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) despite fulfilling all academic and institutional requirements. What was once a beacon of national unity and youth empowerment has…
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Olohundare Jimoh, has alleged that activist and politician, Omoyele Sowore, did not complete the mandatory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme. He made the claim while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, insisting that Sowore was posted for service but failed to report. According to him, “Sowore…
Six members of the National Youth Service Corps have sued the Anambra State Government, demanding N1bn in damages over their alleged assault and unlawful detention by operatives of the state vigilante group, Agunechemba. The corps members — Jennifer Elohor, Greatness Oyeh, Eze Ikenna, Anighoro Godspower, Feyisara Amore, and Chimenum Wonodi — filed the suit before…
