The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission to increase the renumeration of Corps Members that serve as adhoc staff during elections.He also requested for timely payment of insurance benefits or medical support to Corps Members that pay the supreme sacrifice or suffer...
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NYSC, NADDC COLLABORATE ON CNG TRAINING FOR CORPS MEMBERS
As part of its efforts to expand the scope of its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development training for Corps Members, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has partnered with the National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC).Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), on the integration of CNG retrofitting training into the...
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YOUR WELFARE, SAFETY AND SECURITY, OUR PRIORITY: DG NYSC TO CORPS MEMBERS
The Director-General (DG) National Youth Service Corps(NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has told Corps Members that their welfare, safety and security are top priority to the NYSC and so, would never be compromised.The Director-General said this while addressing the 2026 Batch “A” Stream II Corps Members deployed to Niger state and some deployed to the...
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NYSC, POLICE STRENGTHEN TIES FOR IMPROVED CORPS SECURITY
The National Youth Service Corps and the Nigerian Police Force have renewed their commitment to strengthen the existing synergy between both agencies towards enhancing the security of Corps Members nationwide.The Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, stated this when he paid a courtesy visit on the Inspector General of Police, Mr Olatunji Disu,...
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NAFIU TASKS NYSC PRS OFFICERS ON DATA INTEGRITY
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has charged Planning, Research and Statistics (PRS) Schedule Officers of the Scheme to strengthen data integrity, enhance monitoring systems, and improve evaluation frameworks in the Service Corps.The Director General gave the charge in his address at the 2026 edition of the NYSC Planning,...
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NYSC HAS COME TO STAY – AHMADU ALI
The pioneer Chief Executive of the National Youth Service Corps, Colonel Ahmadu Ali (Rtd), has asserted that the Scheme has come to stay. Ali made this assertion while interacting with the incumbent Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, when the later visited him at his Abuja home.Ahmadu Ali said that through its programmes,...
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DIRECTOR-GENERAL’S EASTER MESSAGE TO CORPS MEMBERS AND STAFF
Easter offers a profound reminder of sacrifice, renewal, hope, and love – virtues that lie at the heart of the National Youth Service Corps. As we celebrate this sacred season, I encourage you to reflect these enduring values in your daily conduct and interactions as proud members of the NYSC family.Let us continue to stand...
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NYSC DRIVING YOUTH ENTERPRISE, TACKLING UNEMPLOYMENT – DG
The Director General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has reaffirmed the Scheme’s pivotal role in tackling youth unemployment in Nigeria.He made this assertion while briefing Group 2 members of the Senior Executive Course 48, 2026, of National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru-Jos, who were are...
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Youths, Nigeria’s Greatest Asset – Faleye
*** Says Social Protectionnis Bedrock of National Development Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Barrister Oluwaseun Faleye, has described Nigerian youths as the country’s greatest asset, rather than mineral resources, infrastructure and money. Barrister Faleye made this submission in his speech as a guest speaker at the Student Mentorship Summit, 2006...
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NDDC DONATES BROADCAST EQUIPMENT TO NYSC RADIO
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has donated broadcast equipment to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to boost operations at NYSC Radio 88.3 FM, Abuja. The items, which were presented by the Director of the NDDC Liaison Office in Abuja, Mary Nwaeke, during a brief ceremony at the station within the NYSC National Directorate...