As it is, there is an embargo placed on gainful employment in 90 per cent of the organizations in the country – you don’t serve, you don’t get a job unless you have taken part in the scheme. Yet. NYSC is a menace, a nightmare and frankly, adds no value to anyone’s lives in the... Read More

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October 23, 2014

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N4,000 call-up fee is optional – NYSC DG tells Reps

by Isi Esene Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps has told the House of Representatives that the N4,000 fee levied on ‘corpers’ for their call-up letters will remain optional. Olawumi said this today while speaking at the hearing of a petition on the matter by the House Committee on... Read More

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June 5, 2014

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6 NYSC members to repeat service in Abia

by Akan Ido Six of the 2,272 ‘Batch B’ 2013 corps members in Abia will have extended service year after absconding from duty. This was disclosed by Badmus Adegbenga, the Director of the National Youth Service Corps in the state. Adegbenga said the decision to extend their service year was based on the policy that... Read More

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November 16, 2013

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Photo of the Day: Is this where all the NYSC camp khaki trousers went?

by Akan Ido This is just for laughs, we don’t imagine there’s a shortage of khaki trousers in the NYSC camp but if there’s any, then it’s safe to say this is where it all went. This large-hearted lady won’t be needing the tailors to slim-fit her trousers during the compulsory service year cos she... Read More

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July 6, 2013

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Fake ‘youth corper’ caught in Lagos, to serve in prison (PICTURED)

Opeyemi Ajala, 34, a fake National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member has been arrested by the police at Dolphin Division, Ikoyi, Lagos and charged to court. The suspect allegedly told the police that he was contacted by one Olotu Osayowanon, who is now at large, to assist him in serving the one year compulsory scheme with an agreement that... Read More

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May 2, 2013

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Oladolapo Bello: My NYSC orientation camp experience in Sokopa (30 Days, 30 Voices)

From Abuja to Sokoto, there was a sudden change in landscape. The brick-houses began disappearing with scanty mud houses replacing them. The mud houses started disappearing too. Now there were haystacks at intervals, herdsmen every now and then with a handful of cows, and sand. That fateful Friday, I went to school (University of Lagos) to collect my... Read More

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February 5, 2013

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Opinion: Serving your nation in tears and pain

by Akin Ogungbe Why should ordinary registration of a foreign student for the NYSC scheme be made so expensive and cumbersome? Why should all foreign students go to Abuja just to register for the NYSC? Are there no state offices of the NYSC where this can be done? The excitement and joy of a... Read More

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N4,000 call-up fee is optional – NYSC DG tells Reps

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Photo of the Day: Is this where all the NYSC camp khaki trousers went?

Fake ‘youth corper’ caught in Lagos, to serve in prison (PICTURED)

Oladolapo Bello: My NYSC orientation camp experience in Sokopa (30 Days, 30 Voices)

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