youth corpers

December 2, 2016

The Thread: #NYSCAbuse | Negligence has a costly price

Oladepo Ifedolapo, a First Class graduate of Transport Management, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, is dead and now buried. She was buried in Osogbo, Osun on Thursday. She died in Kano camp, after NYSC neglected to handle her health complaints with despatch. Ukeme Monday, a First-Class graduate of Petroleum Engineering, died in NYSC Zamfara camp, and... Read More

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Opinion: Purging the hypocritical NYSC scheme of its remaining sharp practices

by Jotalo Samuel In the third quarter of 2015, August to be precise, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FG) announced the Treasury Single Account, TSA. The TSA was not a new strategic concept. It was just not implemented under the Goodluck Jonathan administration. This noble policy was a fiscal strategy aimed at blocking financial leakages,... Read More

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Just In: NYSC orientation course starts Monday

The management of the National Youth Service Corps has announced that the 2016 Batch A Stream II Orientation course will begin on Monday, June 13. The NYSC said late on Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved funds for the orientation course. Hence, youth corp members have been advised to log on to the NYSC portal... Read More

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NYSC has ‘no money’ to mobilise corps members to camps

Thousands of prospective corps members gearing to begin their 3-week orientation camp on Friday,‎ May 20, will have to wait a little longer. Reason being that the National Youth Service Corp is cash strapped and as such, unableto mobilise the corp members as scheduled. The Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Sulyman Kazaure revealed this on... Read More

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7 popular excuses you can use to avoid NYSC camp activities

by Anike Jacobs Are you part of the ongoing three weeks compulsory orientation camp for corps members and you are looking for a way out of the stressful camp activities, then we have got you covered with seven popular excuses you can use. Disclaimer: Try them at your own risk. 1. Fake diseases: Show the... Read More

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January 28, 2015

Don’t harass corps members during election – NYSC boss

by Damilola Jagun The State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps in Osun State, Abada Okpiroro, has enjoined Nigerians not to harass or intimidate corps members deployed for national assignment during next month’s polls. Okpiroro made the statement in Osogbo on Wednesday, January 28, at stakeholders meeting organised by the Independent National Electoral Commission ahead of the... Read More

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September 11, 2014

This is why we are charging N4,000 for call-up letters – NYSC explains itself

by Damilola Jagun Following reports that it is charging prospective youth corps members the sum of N4,000 to print call-up letters, the National Youth Service Corps, has stated the reason why the fee is being paid by the corp members. In Abuja, on Wednesday, 10 September, the scheme explained that the N4,000 fee for printing... Read More

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August 11, 2014

‘Corpers’ in Bayelsa have been ordered to pack sh_t (READ)

by Kolapo Olapoju On Sunday, 10 August, some youth corp members at Kaiama camp, Bayelsa State, claimed that they were ordered to pack faeces (human waste), in the absence of toilets in some of the hostels. An anonymous youth corps member who reported the incident on ‘Kopastales said the hostels which were affected with the... Read More

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August 11, 2014

See how Youth ‘Corpers’ queue for food in Ekiti camp (PHOTOS)

by Kolapo Olapoju If you’ve ever been to an NYSC orientation camp before, this should not surprise you! A youth corper from the Ekiti orientation camp in Ise-Emure, shared on his Twitter handle, a queue of corpers waiting to get ‘bread and brown water (Tea). He added the caption, “Serving our fatherland on d queue.... Read More

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February 11, 2014

Caught in the act: 2 youth corpers arrested for performing ‘homosexual acts’ on a student

by Adeola Balogun Two members of the National Youth Service Corps in Oyo have been arrested for allegedly performing homosexual acts on a student. O’tega Daniel, 27, and Sulaimon Abari, 26, were said to have forcefully indulged in sexual acts with a minor. The duo have been arraigned before a Magistrate court sitting in the... Read More

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January 29, 2014

Police arrest cultists who issued death threats to Kogi Youth ‘Corpers’

by Oge Okonkwo There were reports earlier about complaints by some youth ‘corpers’ who were issued death threats by cultists who are students of the secondary school were they were sent to for their primary assignment at Victory Model College, Efodo – Okpo, Olamaboro L.G.A of Kogi State. According to blogger, Linda Ikeji, the corper... Read More

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December 10, 2013

Court bars NYSC from refusing to mobilize graduates

by ‘Jola Sotubo Respite has come the way of university graduates who are prevented from mobilizing by the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared that the NYSC does not have the legal capacity to deny a graduate mobilization over O’ level results. The court... Read More

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November 13, 2013

Photo of the Day: Youth ‘corpers’, is this how to serve your country?

by Oge Okonkwo Maybe lectures were boring, or the fatigue from morning drill was taking effect or they were served pap and ‘moin-moin’ for breakfast , but these youth corpers are have given up hope on staying awake as they are seen snoozing away in these hilarious photo. Mouths open, caps down these ‘otondos‘ are making sure... Read More

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September 14, 2013

Residents, corps members panic as renewed clashes erupt in Nasarawa

by ‘Jola Sotubo Renewed clashes among youth in Nasarawa State has led to mayhem and left 65 youth corps members trapped. The corps members are caught in the crossfire in Lafia, the state capital following riots caused by violent confrontations between the Eggon (Ombatse) youths and their Alago counterparts in the state. According to reports,... Read More

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November 21, 2011

#DiaryOfAnOtondo: Four days, one million questions

by Yomi Kazeem It’s four days into camp life and I have realised already that some things about NYSC would never change. First and foremost, the NYSC kit given to you right after registration most often never fits. You’ll get a kit set that is either 100 times bigger or 200 times smaller than... Read More

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Recap: Rubbin’ Minds #ProtectTheCorpers

by Nubi Kayode It was the May 1 edition, and the presenter, Adebola Williams, came into the studio a liitle tired, due to an eventful traditional thanksgiving service. Co-presenter, Shade Ladipo was also in a sober mood, perhaps due to the topic of the show: Protect The Corpers. Last week, Bauchi state governor Yuguda issued... Read More

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