Dear Esteemed Staff and Corps Members On this momentous occasion of Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to you all. As we celebrate our nation’s journey and achievements, let us renew our commitment to unity, service, and the ideals that bind us together as one people. Your dedication to national development through...
Category: Youth
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NYSC MOURNS FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL, COLONEL PETER OBASA‎
The Management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commiserated with the family of its former Director General, Colonel Peter Kolawole Obasa, who died yesterday.‎‎Speaking during a condolence visit to the deceased’s residence in Ilorin, Kwara State, NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu described the late Obasa as a pioneer manager and one...
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YOUTH MINISTER OLAWANDE, LAUNCHES NYSC E-TRANINING PORTAL
The Minister for Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has said the Ministry would continue to support the National Youth Service Corps. He stated this while inaugurating the NYSC Staff, E-Training Portal during the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Orientation Workshop held in Abuja. Olawande commended the leadership of NYSC for bringing up new innovations that would improve...
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Youth Development Minister, Ayodele Olawande Receives PCAN Grand Patron Award
ABUJA — The Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, has been invested as the Grand Patron of the Presidential Call for Advanced Nigeria (PCAN) during a ceremony held Tuesday in Abuja. The conferment recognizes Olawande’s grassroots-oriented approach and measurable impact in advancing youth empowerment under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda. Presenting the...
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CORPS MEMBERS WARNED AGAINST MISCONDUCT
‎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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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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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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Teenage pregnancy fuelling obstetric fistula in Nigeria – Gem Hub
Nigeria’s high rate of teenage pregnancy is worsening cases of obstetric fistula, health advocates warned on Friday, saying poor maternal healthcare and delays in emergency treatment continue to leave many young women with preventable childbirth injuries. The warning came from Nigerian non-governmental organisation Gem Hub Initiative as the world marked the International Day to End...