Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appealed to Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno to fast-track the upgrade of the state orientation camp at Ikot Itie Udong, describing the existing facility as old, leaking and uninhabitable. Governor Eno had earlier approved the camp’s reconstruction into modern facilities
Hon. Adebayo Balogun, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters The House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately pay all outstanding insurance claims owed to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members injured or killed while serving as ad hoc staff during elections. The directive
Dikko Radda, Katsina State Governor Katsina State Governor Dikko Radda has credited the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with playing a decisive role in closing manpower gaps and accelerating development across key sectors in the state. Speaking at the swearing-in of the 2025 Batch ‘C’ Stream 1 corps members at the NYSC Orientation Camp, Radda,
Major General Johnson Olawumi (rtd), Former NYSC Director General Former NYSC Director General, Major General Johnson Olawumi (rtd), has called on Nigerian youths to hold political leaders accountable using facts rather than social media narratives.Speaking in Ekiti State during the 2025 International Students’ Day celebration, Olawumi said students form a critical segment of the youth
Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, DG, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned the public against a pamphlet circulating on social media that allegedly instructs corps members to pay ransom if kidnapped. In a statement on Thursday, the scheme described the document as fake and not an official publication.
The National Youth Service Corps has confirmed the release of deployment details for its 2025 Batch C stream, with call-up letters now accessible to prospective corps members.The scheme announced the update on Monday through its official X handle, noting that some prospective members posted to Lagos and the FCT have been reassigned to neighbouring states
The NYSC in Edo State, working with the Florish Foundation for Women and Youths, mobilised corps members for a voluntary blood donation exercise in Benin City to mark World Blood Donor Day and support patients in urgent need of transfusions, especially those with sickle cell disorder. The drive, held at the Military Hospital, saw approximately
No fewer than Seventy-four National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have narrowly escaped abduction by Boko Haram/ISWAP terrorists along the Buratai-Kamuya road in Borno State. The corps members, 36 males and 38 females, were stranded after their vehicles broke down near a known kidnapping hotspot. Troops from Operation Hadin Kai, a joint military operation against
Mr. Mobolaji Ogunlende, Commissioner for Youth & Social Development Lagos State Government has organised a vocational and emergency preparedness programme for 2025 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to enhance their skills in security, safety and emergency response. Speaking at the maiden edition held at Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji
Mrs. Kemi Nandap, Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has sensitised more than 577,200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members on the dangers of irregular migration. Comptroller-General Mrs Kemi Nandap disclosed this during a stakeholders’ sensitisation in Abuja, themed “Evolving Patterns in Smuggling of Migrants: Towards a Coordinated National Response.” She
