Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Ibrahim Shuaibu, has said that there are no plans to mobilise recent graduates in the country for the compulsory scheme due to the Coronavirus outbreak. Shuaibu in an interview with Economic Confidential said only Batch A, Stream 1, who were asked to leave camp due to COVID-19 … Continue reading COVID-19: NO NYSC MOBILIZATION SOON – DIRECTOR-GENERAL
A corps member serving in Akwa Ibom state reportedly died in her sleep at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Ikot Itie Udung, on Sunday March 15. Mrs Queen Uba Eziuche, a Batch B member with call up number: NYSC/ISU/2020/0562, reportedly went to sleep after the regular morning exercise and she didn’t wake up. The state NYSC coordinator, Mr … Continue reading CORPS MEMBER DIES IN SLEEP IN AKWA IBOM ORIENTATION CAMP
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested members of ‘Aiye’ and ‘Eiye’ confraternity who engaged themselves in a battle for supremacy over the weekend at Iso Isu area of Ijora Badia. A statement signed by the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bala Elkana and released to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos, said that they … Continue reading ‘AIYE’ and ‘EIYE’ CONFRATERNITY MEMBERS ARRESTED AFTER FIGHT
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned prospective Corps members with fake credentials to stay off its orientation camps across the country as the scheme gets set for the 2020 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course. It said that anyone caught would be arrested and prosecuted. The Director-General, Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim gave this warning in … Continue reading DON’T COME TO CAMP WITH FAKE CERTIFICATE, NYSC DG WARNS
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has offered free medical treatment to 1,000 residents of Maikusidi community and environs in Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger. Mrs Funmilayo Ajayi, NYSC Coordinator in Niger, said on Friday that the gesture was part of the NYSC quarterly initiative tagged “Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD).’’ Offering … Continue reading NYSC OFFERS FREE MEDICAL TREATMENT TO 1,000 IN NIGER
The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) said on Saturday that it had arrested nine girls who were to be trafficked through the Murtala Muhammed Airport to Lebanon, Cairo, Dubai and India. According to a statement released and signed by the NIS’ spokesman, Sunday James, the girls were set to board Ethiopian, Peace, Egypt and East Airlines. … Continue reading IMMIGRATION ARRESTS NINE GIRLS AT LAGOS AIRPORT
As we begin a new decade, I wish to remind the Nigerian Youth that we must strive hard to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 which calls for urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts in Nigeria and around the world.
The story of his determination to succeed at all costs was aptly demonstrated when he wrote his Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE) 17 times before he gained admission into UNIBEN. In this interview with Vanguard , Ahmadu speaks on his life. How did you write SSCE 17 times and passed before you gained admission? I … Continue reading I wrote SSCE 17 times because I wanted to pass without cheating – UniBen Graduate
Allegedly used solely for the training of youngsters in various aspects of cyber criminality. During the raid on Essien Essien Street, Ikot Ibiok village in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, 23 suspects including operators and trainees were arrested. The suspects were between the ages of 19 and 35. They have confessed that … Continue reading EFCC arrests operators, trainees of ‘yahoo Academy’ in Akwa Ibom
Forty-seven Nigerian men pleaded innocent on Wednesday to a charge of public show of affection with members of the same sex, an offence that carries a 10-year jail term. Homosexuality is outlawed in many socially conservative African societies where some religious groups brand it a corrupting Western import. The Nigerian men, who appeared at a … Continue reading 47 Nigerian men plead not guilty to homosexuality charge
A Babcock University (BU) graduate of Law, Mayowa Mubashir Abiru, has emerged Nigeria’s overall best at the 2019 Law School Bar Exams. Abiru, who made a Second Class Upper credit from Babcock, is one of the 10 BU alumni with a First Class grade at the Bar exams. Also, Babcock University ranked third among universities … Continue reading Babcock student is overall national best in Law School Bar exams
Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two domestic workers, Alex Obinyan and Ayuba Samson, for allegedly stealing jewelry worth N243m in the Lekki area of the state. It was gathered that Obinyan, a cleaner, and Samson, a car washer, allegedly stole a Cuban diamond neck chain as … Continue reading Domestic workers steal Jewellery worth N234m from Lagos celebrity
The National Youth Service Corps has said that it will allow female corps members, who are Muslims, to use white, shoulder-length hijabs for religious purposes. The NYSC added that only three types of dressing used for different occasions would be acceptable for corps members. The corps stated this in a document exclusively obtained by our … Continue reading NYSC approves white, shoulder-length hijab for corps members
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