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Sultan Assures Corps Members Of Security

November 22, 2019 1:32 pm

The Sultan of Sokoto, Dr Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar 111, has urged the Batch C Stream 1 corps members posted to Sokoto State to consider the state as their home.

He stated this yesterday in his palace when the NYSC Area Coordinator North West Zone, Mrs. Ruth Bakka, led a delegation of corp members on a courtesy call.

The Sultan said: “I would like to welcome all of you to Sokoto. Here we see everybody as an indigene; no discrimination despite your ethnic and religious affiliation.”

The traditional ruler urged them to respect the law and culture of the land, stressing …

Wike Releases ₦132m for Payment of Corps Allowances

November 16, 2019 5:19 am

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has announced the release of ₦132 million for the payment of monthly allowances for corps members serving in the state.

Speaking during a courtesy visit by the Governing Council of the National Youth Service Council (NYSC) at the Government House Port Harcourt yesterday, Wike said the payment process has been activated by his administration.

“We have released N132 million for the payment of the allowances for corps members serving in the state,” he said.

He further stated that funds had been released for the construction of drainage, completion of the 5000 capacity auditorium, 3000 mattresses …

NYSC Insists On Dress Code For Corps Members

November 11, 2019 2:05 pm

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has insisted that it is not ready to bow to any pressure to compromise the scheme’s dress code for corps members, emphasising that it is devoid of ethnic, religious or gender bias.

Director-General of the scheme, Brig Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, in a statement issued by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike Adeyemi, noted with regrets the negative perception of the dress code.

Frowning at how some corps members, especially  females, reshape their khaki trousers, making them skin-tight which unduly exposes their curvatures, the management of the scheme, warned that it will not tolerate

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Bayelsa Election: INEC Boss, NYSC DG Caution Corps Members

November 9, 2019 4:30 pm
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu and the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim have warned Corps members that would serve as ad hoc personnel in the forthcoming Gubernatorial Election in Bayelsa State to abide by the electoral laws.
Mahmood urged them to avoid actions that may undermine the integrity of the election.He stated this yesterday in Yenagoa while addressing Corps Members during a sensitization forum.

The INEC boss also disclosed that adequate security has been provided for all Corps Members and Corps Lodges in the State during and after the election.

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Corps Member Allegedly Beats Almajiri To Death In Kano

Corps Member Allegedly Beats Almajiri To Death In Kano

October 25, 2019 3:43 pm
A serving member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) (name withheld) allegedly beat a young almajiri to death at Bebeji village in Bebeji local government area of Kano.

A source from the village Shehu Sulaiman told The Guardian that the incident occurred Thursday at the NYSC lodge in the village when the suspect gathered some almajiris for his usual distribution of charity.

According to the source, “the victim rushed into the corps members’ lodge to collect fruits from the residents who had developed the simple gesture of giving out fruits to children in the area.

“While in haste to

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A Youth Corps-Driven Community Development Initiative

A Youth Corps-Driven Community Development Initiative

October 8, 2019 4:10 pm

By: Chiamaka Ozulumba

With emphasis on the girl-child, some youth corps members of the Social Welfare and Education Group under Apapa Local Government Area (LGA), through its Community Development Service Initiative, recently embarked on the ‘Fearless and Speak-out’ campaign, which is sensitisation of teenagers about rape, child abuse and molestation, as well as ‘Give the Girl-child a Pad’, which tackles personal and menstrual hygiene.

The group in collaboration with the Apapa Local Government Council, Rehdors Logistics Solution Limited, Matsept Global Logistics and Blue Anchor Agency embarked on the sensitisation and educative program on rape, child abuse and molestation and …

Five NYSC Corps Members Bag Extension Of Service Year

Five NYSC Corps Members Bag Extension Of Service Year

October 4, 2019 3:56 pm

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has ordered five corps members in Sokoto State under Batch C Stream 1 to repeat/extend their service year for violating various rules.

The coordinator of the scheme in the state, Philip Enatonme Enaburue, disclosed this to newsmen in his office in Sokoto on Friday.

He said that four out of the five corps members will have their service extended for two months for absenteeism, while one is to repeat the service year for absconding.

He further stated that out of a total of 1,181 corps members that were discharged, 20 will have to go …

Electoral fraud: Army parades 11 corps members, 43 others

March 2, 2019 1:07 am

The 6 Division Nigerian army, PortHarcourt, has paraded 11 National Youth Service Corps Members, 43 others over  alleged electoral fraud  in Rivers State.

The corps members were said, to have been arrested in a hotel in Gokana Local Government Area  of the State  filling result sheets in favour of a political party during the Presidential and National Assembly elections last week.

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Defence Corps arrest 52-year-old man for impregnating niece

February 28, 2019 12:37 pm

Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday arrested Dennis Agya Kiyeye, 52, for impregnating and attempting to murder his niece.

The suspect allegedly defiled and impregnated the 15-year-old niece at Ilupeju village in Gbonyin Local Government area of Ekiti state.

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Polls: NYSC seeks Police protection for Corps members

February 20, 2019 2:44 pm

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has called on the Police to ensure the safety of corps members that would be on election duty on Feb. 23 and March 9. Mrs Oludolapo Akhile, the Kogi State Coordinator of the NYSC, made the appeal in Lokoja on Wednesday. Akhile spoke during a stakeholders meeting called by the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) .

She accused the Police of being “lackadaisical towards the safety of the Corps members before the Feb. 16 election was postponed”, saying that such attitude must not be repeated. She also called on the Police to investigate …

NYSC warns corps members again on gratification

February 15, 2019 3:49 am

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has again warned corps members against collecting gratification while on election duty, saying that anyone caught would be prosecuted

Director-General of the corps, Maj. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, gave the warning yesterday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the final phase of his nationwide sensitisation programme for corps members participating in The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has again warned corps members against collecting gratification while on election duty, saying that anyone caught would be prosecuted

Director-General of the corps, Maj. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, gave the warning yesterday in Abeokuta, Ogun State, during the final phase

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