THE Nasarawa State High Court 2, sitting in Lafia, on Monday, began hearing in the case of the alleged murder of the 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps member, Salome Adaidu. The defendant, Oluwatimilehin Ajayi, was accused of killing and dismembering the body of Adaidu, who was said to be his girl friend. Ajayi, who … Read more
The Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Temitope Ajayi, says his statement regarding a capital punishment recommendation for embattled corps member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, known as Raye, was taken out of context. The presidential aide said his statement on capital punishment relates to the by-laws and established protocols of the … Read more
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has summoned Ushie Rita Uguamaye, a corps member serving in Lagos State, following her viral TikTok post criticizing President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Naija News reports that a message from the NYSC Local Government Inspector (LGI), obtained by SaharaReporters on Sunday, instructed Rita, identified by code number LA/24B/832, to report to the … Read more
A member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reportedly been threatened by representatives of the scheme for making a video criticising the Bola Tinubu government. On Saturday, March 15, it emerged that the lady posted another video, tearful, and accusing NYSC officials of telephoning her to threaten her over the video deemed … Read more
Amnesty International has condemned alleged threat to a corps member who alleged that the management of National Youth Service Corps threatened her for her TikTok video in which she decried hardship in the country. Naija News reports that the corps member, on her TikTok handle, @talktoraye, lamented the high cost of food items. In the video … Read more
PRESIDENT Tinubu has reportedly appointed Brigadier-General Nafiu Olakunle as the new Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) The news of his appointment has sparked excitement in Ileogbo, Aiyedire Local Government, and across Osun State, as he becomes one of the state’s distinguished sons to hold a key national position.
THE National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in partnership with Wema Bank has begun the construction of an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Centre in Kaduna. The groundbreaking ceremony of the project was performed on Tuesday at the Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Director-General (D-G) of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yushau Ahmed, said the … Read more
THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede, has called on corps members and youths across the country to always treat corruption as an enemy to be destroyed because it is at the root of all developmental challenges confronting the nation. He gave the charge in Abuja on Thursday, … Read more
THE National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), on Friday swore in 2,096 corps members in Kaduna to officially kick-start the 21-day orientation course. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the corps members comprised 1,372 deployed to Kaduna and 724 from FCT Abuja,. camping in Kaduna for the orientation course. The NYSC orientation course … Read more
Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to the safety and welfare of over 2,000 corps members posted to the state. Bago gave the assurance at the swearing-in ceremony of the corps members at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Paiko on Friday. The corps members represented the 2024 Batch ‘C’, Stream … Read more