The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is advocating for mandatory drug testing for all prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The NDLEA Chairman, Buba Marwa, said the agency is tackling drug abuse by promoting drug testing in universities, communities, and among families. He spoke during a ‘Training the Trainer’ event, organised…
Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Olatunji Alausa has proposed an extension of the mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to two years.Nigerian political art prints Commending the digitalised process of the scheme, Alausa said the racketeering and forging of certificates have been reduced by the management of NYSC. The minister said this on Friday, when…
Edo State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Mrs. Frances Ben-Ushie, has extended the service year of over 30 corps members by 90 days without pay. According to SaharaReporters, the affected corps members, who completed their mandatory one-year service on March 17, 2025, were issued a “Notification of Extension of Service” instead of…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured that corps members who recently completed the national service would be paid the arrears of the N77,000 allowance. Director-General of the NYSC, Brig Gen Olakunle Nafiu gave the assurance during the Batch A 2025 pre-mobilisation workshop for heads of corps producing institutions and other stakeholders in Abuja…
Mrs Rifkatu Yakubu, the Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has urged female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Yakubu, made the call on Thursday in Bauchi during the distribution of National Service certificates to corps members. While specifically addressing the 2024 Batch ‘A’ Stream…
The Nigerian government has finally commenced the payment of the new N77,000 monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members. It was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that several corps members received credit alerts reflecting the increased stipend, putting an end to the long-standing delay that had sparked frustration and protests. This development comes days…
The Federal Government has assured that corps members will receive the backlog of their delayed increased 77,000 monthly allowance. Recall that on the 25th of September, 2024, the federal government announced an increase in the monthly stipend for serving corps members from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024. However, the new adjustment has yet…
The minister of education, Tunji Alausa, has announced that all full-time Higher National Diploma (HND) graduates will now be mobilised for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The resolution of the long-standing issue regarding their mobilisation is contained in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday by the director of press and…
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has assured corps members that the new monthly allowance of N77,000 will be implemented starting in March 2025. The DG gave the assurance during an interactive session with corps members at the Wuse and Garki NYSC Zonal Offices in Abuja while reaffirming…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has summoned Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a corps member serving in Lagos State, following her viral social media post criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration. A message from the NYSC Local Government Inspector (LGI), our correspondent on Sunday, instructed Rita, with code number LA/24B/832, to report to the Eti Osa 3…