‎The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has charged Corps members to uphold the core values of the Scheme.‎‎He gave the charge on separate occasions while addressing the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Corps members, who are currently undergoing orientation course at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Ede,...
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DG to Corps Members: Fleeing Your Post Carries Strict Penalties
‎‎‎‎Corps Members have been advised against abandoning the national service for any reason, and urged to stay on and contribute to the socio-economic development of the country.‎‎The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave the advice while addressing the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Corps Members at the...
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FIRST LADY DONATES MOBILE CLINICS TO NYSC, TARABA STATE GOVT
‎The First Lady of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated two state-of-the-art mobile clinics to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to help strengthen its rural health programme.‎‎The mobile clinics, donated under the Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) Health Support Programme, were formally presented at a ceremony, which took place today, at the Headquarters of the...
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NYSC TO UNVEIL NEW PROTOCOLS FOR CORPS MEMBERS WITH DISABILITIES
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is to adopt a standardized protocol for the handling of Corps Members with disabilities during the Orientation Course and throughout the service year. ‎ ‎The Director-General (DG) Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, made this known today in his keynote address at the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Pre-Orientation Workshop, themed “Revamping the...
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‎NYSC MOURNS EX-DIRECTOR-GENERAL
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed sadness over the loss of its 7th Director-General (DG), Brigadier General Soyemi Ayodele Sofoluwe (Rtd.), who passed on recently.‎‎During a condolence visit to the deceased’s family in Lagos, the incumbent DG, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, paid tribute to him for his remarkable contributions to the growth of...
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ZETSI Africa, NEDC set to empower 250 youths at maiden North East entrepreneurship summit in Maiduguri
A non-governmental organisation, Zero Tolerance for Social Immoralities Initiative (ZETSI Africa), has announced plans to host the first-ever North East Young Entrepreneurship Summit, aimed at equipping young business owners with skills, mentorship and funding opportunities to boost economic activities in the region. The three-day summit, powered by the North East Development Commission (NEDC), is being...
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NYSC MOVES TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
‎ The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed commitment to strengthening its Community Development Service (CDS) initiatives with a view to addressing emerging societal challenges.‎‎To this end, it is poised to empower relevant officers with the necessary tools for guiding Corps Members towards identifying community needs, mobilizing resources, and executing projects that will improve...
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NYSC AUDITORS TASKED ON DIGITAL INNOVATION
‎‎‎The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, has charged the Scheme’s Internal Auditors to leverage on emerging digital solutions for enhanced service delivery.‎‎He gave the charge during the 2025 NYSC Auditors’ Workshop, which took place in Abuja.‎‎Represented by the Director, Human Resource Management, Alhaji Ibrahim Muhammad, the DG...
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Deeper Impact Assured as NYSC standadised Skills Acquisition Curriculum
‎‎‎The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is overhauling its Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) training for Corps Members through standardisation of the curriculum for deeper impact.‎‎The Director General (DG) of the Scheme, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, disclosed this in his address at the 2025 second SAED stakeholders’ summit held in Abuja with the theme...
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GOWON HAILS CORPS MEMBERS’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.‎
‎‎Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, has praised successive batches of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members for sustaining the core values of the Scheme.‎‎He made the commendation when the NYSC Director General (DG), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, visited him at this residence in Abuja.‎‎Gowon, whose administration established the Scheme in 1973, said...