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PHOTOS: Fresh graduate shot dead by trigger-happy policeman in Rivers

Chocomilo Aug 22, 2019 0

The family of a fresh graduate and prospective corps members identified as Chijim has been thrown into mourning as he was allegedly shot dead by a trigger-happy policeman in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Monday night. The deceased, a student of University of Port Harcourt was preparing for his one year mandatory national youth service that would…

NYSC Batch ‘B’ Stream II orientation to begin today

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 20, 2019 0

This year’s Batch ‘B’ Stream II orientation course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will begin today across the country and end at midnight on Wednesday, August 21. In a statement on Monday, NYSC Director General, Brig.-Gen.…

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Update: Police confirms release of lady whose abduction led to tragic death of four young men in…

Chocomilo Aug 17, 2019 0

The kidnappers of Mercy Gabriel, who was kidnapped in Otukpa town, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue state have eventually released her after three days in Kidnapper's den. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state, DSP…

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Why we can’t pay N30,000 minimum wage to corps members yet – NYSC

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 16, 2019 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said it cannot pay the N30,000 minimum wage to corps members yet because it is yet to get such directive from the federal government. The agency also said it will hand over fake graduates…

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4 youths die in bid to rescue kidnap victim

Chocomilo Aug 15, 2019 0

Tragedy struck at Obu Branch Otukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State on Tuesday night as four young men lost their lives while trailing abductors of Mercy Gabriel, a a businesswoman. According to The Sun reports, the…

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Man who wrote JAMB six times before graduating with First Class results dies few days after…

Ola A Aug 12, 2019 0

29-year-old Simon Godwin Idoko, a First Class Graduate of Pure and Applied Chemistry from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University in Sokoto State, has been confirmed dead few days after passing out of the National Youth and Service Corps (NYSC)…

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NUC, NYSC collaborate to stop ‘fake’ foreign-trained graduates from national service

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 7, 2019 0

The National Universities Commission (NUC), alongside the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have come to a conclusion to stop fake foreign-trained graduates from partaking in the compulsory one-year national service. NUC Executive…

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Muslim Corper Prevented And Denied Clearance For Converting Her NYSC Khaki To Skirt

Ola A Aug 6, 2019 0

A viral video of a Muslim youth corper who was denied clearance has emerged online.

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NYSC provides free medical intervention to Gombe community

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Aug 3, 2019 0

THE National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Gombe State has provided free medical interventions and treated mosquito nets to Tudun Magaji Community in Dukku Local Government Area of the state. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr David…

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6 secrets to saving out of your monthly NYSC allowance

Chocomilo Aug 2, 2019 0

The N19,800, allowance for Nigerian Youth corpers is not enough to sustain them for a whole month. It is, however, more challenging for some whose Place of Primary Assignments (PPAs) don’t pay them stipends. It is necessary to note that…

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Service of three corps members extended by NYSC in Katsina

Chocomilo Jul 28, 2019 0

Service of three corps members in Katsina has been extended by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The NYSC state Coordinator, Alhaji Ahidjo Yahaya, said in Katsina on Saturday that the corps members had their service year extended…

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NYSC to partner ICPC in mobilization of Corps members

Agency Report Jul 20, 2019 0

The Management of the Nation Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and that of Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) have agreed to partner in ensuring that graduates mobilized for national service are genuine.…

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Youth Corp member with amputated arms gets automatic job

OGBENI OPA Jul 19, 2019 0

Corps member who lost both arms in ghastly auto crash to get automatic job, artificial limbs, NYSC DG reveals

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Police nab suspected killer of corps members, 28 others criminals

Chocomilo Jul 18, 2019 0

Twenty-nine suspected criminals together with suspected killer of two National Youth Service Corps members and a police officer were paraded by Bayelsa State Police Command on Thursday in Yenegoa. The command told newsmen that one Peter…

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NYSC speaks on corps members receiving N30,000 wage from July

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jul 18, 2019 0

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has debunked the information that corps members will start receiving the N30,000 new minimum wage as their monthly allowance from July. Brig.…

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Corps member rejected by school owner for refusing to sleep with him

Ola A Jul 11, 2019 0

A corp member who was deployed to a school in Port Harcourt for her service year, has narrated how she was rejected, because she refused to sleep with a man she met at the school. The alleged school’s proprietor had promised her an…

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NYSC member dies in car crash after 3 weeks in orientation camp

Ola A Jul 10, 2019 0

A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Taraba State has been killed in a car crash that left 19 others injured on Monday, July 8, 2019. The deceased was in a minivan with other corps members heading to Sarduna Local…

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Corper Dies After Applying Sniper to Her Hair To kill Lice

Ola A Jul 9, 2019 0

A young corps member serving in Osun state has reportedly passed on. Ayomikun Juliana, a corps member serving in Osogbo, Osun State, has died after allegedly applying popular insecticide, Sniper, to her hair to kill the lice troubling…

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NYSC speaks on alleged Islamisation of Benue camp by its DG, Shuaibu

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jul 9, 2019 0

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has declared that its Director General, Brigadier General Ibrahim Shuaibu, has no plans to Islamise Corps members in its orientation camp in Benue State. NYSC was reacting to an allegation by the…

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Stop lobbying for relocation – NYSC warns corps members

Ola A Jul 5, 2019 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has cautioned corps members not to seek for migration out of their sent states during their one-year national service. This notice was issued on Thursday by Mrs Nnenna Ukonu, the Director of Corps…

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Handicapped corper shows off her NYSC discharged certificate (Photo)

Ola A Jul 3, 2019 0

A picture they say is more than a thousand words and this image appears to have buttressed that statement well. The picture of a handicapped tertiary institution graduate is encouraging social media users. Despite been born…

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Corps members caught smoking Indian hemp will be dismissed — NYSC DG

Odunsi Odunsi Jun 28, 2019 0

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig.-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said that any corps members caught smoking Indian hemp would be dismissed. Ibrahim stated this while addressing Batch B Stream 2 corps members…

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Shocking Body Transformation Of How A Lady Started NYSC vs How She Ended It

Ola A Jun 28, 2019 0

Ronke Bodamisi, a make-up artiste, beauty expert and marketer of hair products recently completed her compulsory National Youth Service Corp programme in Zaria, Kaduna State and she is documenting how she shed so much weight within 10…

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NYSC debunks alleged kidnap of corps members in Ondo

Odunsi Odunsi Jun 26, 2019 0

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ondo State on Wednesday denied the news making rounds that ten of its corps members were kidnapped in the state. Mr. Bankole Simeone, the Corps’ Public Relations Officer in the state said this…

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Borno Corps Members Demand Payment Of Five Months Arrears

Odunsi Odunsi Jun 26, 2019 0

Ahead of their Passing Out Parade, a group of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members (medical doctors) serving in Borno State are demanding the immediate payment of allowances which they say they’ve been owed for the past five months.…

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Police rescue four kidnapped corps members, two others

Odunsi Odunsi Jun 24, 2019 0

The Rivers State Police Command have rescued four members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and two other persons from kidnappers. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said the police achieved the feat…

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JUST IN: INEC announces automatic employment for Outstanding corps members

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 17, 2019 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has promised that members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) who distinguished themselves during the 2019 general election will get automatic employment. INEC says those who…

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Just In: NYSC to communicate payment of N30,000 allowance to corps members

Adejayan Gbenga Gsong Jun 14, 2019 0

Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Shuaibu Ibrahim, has said the scheme will communicate to corps members when the payment of N30,000 new allowance would take off. The DG stated this on Friday at a workshop/ training on…

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NYSC announces date for Batch B stream II registration

Odunsi Odunsi Jun 11, 2019 0

The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Tuesday announced the end date for online registration of prospective 2019 batch B stream 1 corps members. The scheme also announced the commencement date for online…

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No posting to troubled states, NYSC reassures parents

Odunsi Odunsi Jun 11, 2019 0

Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim, has reassured parents that their children would not be posted to areas that would endanger their lives. He gave the reassurance yesterday at the opening…

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