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President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) not to allow themselves

President Muhammadu Buhari has granted automatic employment to 65 former youth service corps members in the federal civil service.

President Buhari grants automatic employments, cash rewards, scholarships to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Speaking at the NYSC 50th Anniversary Honours Award held at the State House Conference Centre, the President said out of the 65 recipients, 52 individuals received the Presidential Honours Awards, while the remaining 13 were physically challenged ex-Corps members recognized under the NYSC Hope Alive programme.

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State Thursday gave automatic employment to 155 pioneer graduates of the West African Construction and Fabrication

Buhari also used the occasion to pay tribute to corps members from the batches being honoured, who lost their lives under various circumstances while serving the nation. | Pulse Nigeria

He added that “conscious of the dynamism of society, and to articulate a renewed vision for the scheme, I have carefully outlined five policy thrusts, namely focusing on the welfare and security of both youth corps members and staff, research development and stakeholders’ engagement.

Former Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is one of the best schemes introduced by the military and should be sustained. Jega said this on Monday in Abuja while delivering the 50th anniversary lecture of the NYSC with the theme: ”NYSC: Five Decades of Fostering National

  A former Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Imo State capital, Mr Onwuasoanya FCC Jones has raised the alarm that Governor Hope Uzodimma has activated plans to compromise the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine for the November 11 Governorship Election in the state. Jones, a public affairs analyst raised the alarm in reaction to "Imo Social Security Number," a programme Governor Uzodimma's government planned during which it would collect c...

The State’s Coordinator, Mary Chikezie, made the call Monday at a public rally with youth corps members to commemorate the Scheme’s 50th anniversary at Fajuyi pavilion in Ado-Ekiti, the capital city.