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The Federal Government has approved the most far-reaching overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps since the scheme was created in 1973, extending the orientation programme from three weeks to six weeks, scrapping military drills and parades, and replacing the traditional Passing Out Parade with a graduation ceremony. The decision was taken on Monday, June…
The National Youth Service Corps has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission to streamline biometric verification for prospective corps members nationwide. This collaboration aims to eliminate the frequent database bottlenecks that delay the registration of university and polytechnic graduates. Under the new arrangement, the youth scheme will directly use the national identity database to…
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Joash Amupitan, has revealed that the commission will require over 1.4 million ad hoc staff for the 2027 general elections, with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) providing the overwhelming majority of that workforce. Amupitan made the disclosure on Monday during a courtesy visit…
Public scrutiny has intensified around the Nigerian Army following the death of Abdulsamad Jamiu, a serving member of the National Youth Service Corps, in Dei-Dei, Abuja, with sharply conflicting accounts raising questions about what transpired in the early hours of Saturday. In an official statement issued on Sunday, Acting Assistant Director of Army Public…
Fresh developments have emerged in the legal dispute involving former Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, as parties in the case have opted to pursue an out-of-court settlement. Proceedings before the Federal High Court in Abuja, presided over by Justice Hauwa Yilwa, were stalled on Monday after counsel to Nnaji informed the court…
The National Youth Service Corps has directed all Prospective Corps Members to immediately verify that their names match exactly across all academic documents and the NYSC portal before reporting to orientation camp, warning that even minor discrepancies will block registration. In a notice posted on its official X account on Tuesday, the scheme stated that…
