by Ranti Joseph
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday during the presidential award offered 164 winners of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 batches of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) automatic employment.
The ceremony took place at the state house conference centre, Presidential villa, Abuja.
Jonathan also announced automatic scholarship for any of the 164 award winners that wish to further his or her education. A total of N23.5 million cash was also raised for nine corps members who sustained various degrees of injuries during their service year.
N5 million was donated by Ibeto Group to one of the nine injured corps members who could not attend the event because of her injury.
While Akwa Ibom State governor, Godwill Akpabio donated N5 million to the nine corps members, Heritage Bank donated N1.5 million to each of the nine corps members.
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