IN a decisive move, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has invoked provisions in Sections 2(4)(4) and 16(1)(C) of the NYSC Act, and approved a far-reaching reform that makes compliance with the National Policy for the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) a mandatory requirement for mobilisation into or exemption from the …
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THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed 1,900 corps members to Bauchi State for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II orientation exercise. Mr Kufre Umoren, NYSC State Coordinator, told journalists on Monday in Bauchi, that registration would be conducted from Sept. 24 to Sept. 26, at the NYSC Permanent …
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THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has charged corps members in Edo to rise as “torchbearers of transformation” by driving civic engagement, innovation, and national reorientation in their host communities. Dr Frances Ben-Ushie, State Coordinator of the NYSC made the call on Wednesday in Benin at a one-day capacity building …
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THE Zamfara government has pledged to reward outstanding National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state, as part of its efforts to encourage active participation in the scheme. Gov. Dauda Lawal made the promise in Gusau on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the three-week orientation camp for …
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THE Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas, has urged National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state to make meaningful contributions to their host communities. Ibas gave the charge on Tuesday during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch B Stream I orientation exercise at the …
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Gov. Hyacinth Alia of Benue, on Tuesday, urged corps members to demonstrate utmost commitment in service to their places of primary assignments and host communities. Alia stated this at the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp in Wannune, Tarka Local Government Area, during the closing ceremony of the 2025 …
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THE Federal High Court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corps’ refusal to allow female corps members to wear skirts in observance of their religious beliefs as unconstitutional and a breach of the fundamental right to freedom of religion. In a judgement delivered on June 13, 2025, a …
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THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has deployed 1,600 corps members to Edo, for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream I orientation programme, scheduled to commence nationwide on Tuesday, July 29. Dr Frances Ben-Ushie, state Coordinator of the corps, announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Benin. Ben-Ushie also …
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Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State, has charged members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to foster unity and integration among the diverse ethnic nationalities of Nigeria. Sani made the call at the closing ceremony of the orientation course for ‘Batch A Stream II’ in Kaduna on Tuesday. Sani, …
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A high court in Lafia, Nasarawa state, has sentenced Timileyin Ajayi, a gospel singer, to death by hanging for killing Salome Adaidu, a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who was allegedly his girlfriend. Simon Aboki, the judge, pronounced Ajayi guilty of culpable homicide punishable by death, in …
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