Nigeria’s compulsory youth service scheme has been drawn into a political storm after allegations that a corps member’s discharge certificate was withheld in retaliation for criticising the government. Ushie Rita Uguamaye, widely known as “Raye” on TikTok, made headlines earlier in the year for a video criticising President Bola Tinubu’s administration and labelling Lagos a…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed no fewer than 1,700 corps members to Bauchi State for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 orientation exercise. The state’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Jacob Unogwu, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Bauchi. According to Unogwu, registration of…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has declared as unconstitutional the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) policy that prohibits female corps members from wearing skirts, describing it as a breach of their fundamental rights to freedom of religion and human dignity. The landmark judgment was delivered by Justice Hauwa Joseph Yilwa in a case…
Former President Mohammad Buhari donated a cow and other food items to the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) corps members serving in his hometown in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement issued by the NYSC Public Relations Officer, Mr Alex Obemeata. He said the gift was for the…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ogun State has sounded the alarm over a fake recruitment scheme circulating across social media platforms, warning that it is not currently conducting any recruitment. In an official statement released on Tuesday, spokesperson for the command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, disclosed that a group of fraudsters had…
Gov Uba Sani of Kaduna state has urged corps members deployed to the state to respect their host communities’ culture and tradition as they depart the orientation camp. Sani made the call at the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream ‘1’ orientation course of the corps members on Tuesday in Kaduna. Sani was…
Gov Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has urged new corps members in the state to pay special attention to the development of their host communities. The governor made the call on Tuesday in Iseyin during the closing ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream ‘I’ Orientation Course of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He…
