Corps Members have been warned to conduct themselves within the provisions of NYSC by-laws and the constitution of the country.The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave this caution while addressing the 2026 Batch ‘B’ Stream Two Corps Members deployed to Kano and FCT at NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Karaye.He said any Corps...
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Women Rights Groups Condemn Bayelsa Gov Over Removal of Sagbama Council Chairman
By Prosper Okoye The Women for 35% Initiative of Aju Morgan Elumelu Foundation has joined several other pro-women and rights groups to strongly condemn what it described as the “purported impeachment” of Hon. Mrs. Alice Tangi Allen, the Executive Chairman of Sagbama Local Government Area, Bayelsa State.Rather than an impeachment, the pro-women initiative said the...
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Benue USGEAAN Convenes Youth Organisations for International Youth Day Celebration
By Prosper Okoye More than 250 young professionals, youth leaders and representatives of youth organisations gathered in Nigeria’s Benue State for events marking International Youth Day, with participants calling for greater youth involvement in economic development, governance and peacebuilding. The Benue chapter of the United States Government Exchange Alumni Association of Nigeria (USGEAAN) led a...
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MISS WORLD NIGERIA SEEKS NYSC PARTNERSHIP FOR SKILLS EMPOWERMENT
The incumbent Miss World Nigeria, Tamunosoye Karibi-George has appealed for support from the NYSC for her pet project which is targeted towards entrepreneurship for young Nigerians.The 2026 pageant winner disclosed that her pet project – empowering the youth through skill acquisition, currently has a skill centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, where she trains young...
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NPC, UNFPA Seek Greater Investment in Nigerian Youths for Sustainable Development
The National Population Commission (NPC) has called for increased investment in Nigerian youths through quality education, healthcare, employment opportunities and inclusive governance, describing the country’s youthful population as its greatest asset for sustainable national development. The call was made during the 2026 World Population Day celebration held at Silver Gate Hotel, Ilorin, with the theme:...
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1996 Old Students of FGC Ilorin donate solar-powered borehole, sports equipment to alma mater
The 1996 set of Federal Government College (FGC) Ilorin has commissioned a Solar-powered borehole, new sports equipment, and a 3-D printing machine for their alma mater. Speaking on the sidelines of the commissioning in Ilorin, Barr. Chukwuyere Izuogu, the President of FGC College Ilorin, Class of 1996 stated that the initiative was aimed at solving...
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Kwara Stakeholders Unite to Expand Women’s Economic Opportunities, Leadership
A broad coalition of government officials, civil society organisations, development partners and private sector representatives has launched the Kwara State Project Steering Committee for the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership (RWVL) Nigeria Project, with a renewed focus on strengthening women’s participation in leadership and boosting their economic empowerment. Speaking during the inauguration, Chairperson and Chief...
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Kwara Poly Bets on Commercial Farming to Boost Revenue, Student Training
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has intensified efforts to diversify its revenue sources through commercial agriculture, with the institution recording its maiden cassava harvest as part of a broader strategy to strengthen practical education, promote food security and generate sustainable income. Speaking with journalists during the harvest at the institution’s commercial farm in Ilorin, the...
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Ejigbo: Where Survival Competes With Nature
By Prosper Okoye The first thing that catches the eye in Ejigbo is not what is there, but what is missing. Along dusty roads that wind through the ancient Yoruba town in Osun State, tree stumps protrude from the earth like unfinished sentences. In some places, bare patches of land stretch toward the horizon where...