Six members of the National Youth Service Corps have dragged the Anambra State Government to court, demanding ₦1 billion in damages for alleged assault and unlawful detention by the state’s vigilante group, Agunechemba. The corps members, Jennifer Elohor, Greatness Oyeh, Eze Ikenna, Anighoro Godspower, Feyisara Amore, and Chimenum Wonodi, filed the suit at the Federal
The Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUBK) has directed all graduating students and prospective corps members to obtain clearance from the Nigeria Education Reposition and Databank (NERD) before participating in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation. The directive, issued by the Student Affairs Officer, Abdulhamid Muhammed Bima, on behalf of the Registrar, follows a new
Some blacklisted universities in the Benin Republic have allegedly found new ways to smuggle their graduates into Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) with the help of certain private polytechnics. Findings by Saturday PUNCH revealed that these foreign schools now obtain fake Higher National Diploma (HND) or National Diploma (ND) certificates for their graduates through
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has trained over 40 students of Government Secondary School, Ovom, Yenegoa, Bayelsa State, in basic first aid and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Community Development Service exercise, held in partnership with the Nigerian Red Cross Society and the Nigeria Network of NGOs, focused on emergency
Citing rising cases of insecurity in the state, the Kwara Government has temporarily relocated the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Permanent Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Edu Local Government, to the state Polytechnic campus along Old Jebba Road, Ilorin. The NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mr Joshua Onifade, disclosed this during a news conference in Ilorin
A video from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp in Jos has gone viral after showing a soldier confronting a corps member who arrived in a white pleated skirt instead of the official shorts. The footage, shared widely on TikTok, sparked confusion among viewers about the corps member’s identity. Some suggested the individual
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has organised a capacity workshop for its legal officers in a move to strengthen professional service delivery and improve statutory compliance. Speaking at the one-day training held in Abuja, the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, emphasised the crucial role of legal officers in guiding management decisions,
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has resumed disbursing arrears to corps members, beginning the second tranche of N44,000 owed nationwide. Payments began on Wednesday and are being released in batches, following an initial payment on June 3 2025. The arrears form part of the newly approved N77,000 monthly allowance for corps members, a commitment
A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Rita Uguamaye, also known as Corper Raye, has petitioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regarding what she describes as an “unlawful and politically motivated” extension of her service year. The petition, submitted through human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong, alleges that NYSC officials extended Uguamaye’s service by two months over
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced dates for the physical verification of foreign-trained Nigerian graduates enrolled for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II service year. The exercise, mandatory for all prospective corps members yet to have their credentials and travel documents checked, will run from September 15 to 17 at nine designated centres
