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Kidnappers holding 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Imo State have reduced their ransom demand from N50m to N5m per victim, bringing the total demand down from N1bn to N100m. The victims were abducted on Thursday while travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to their NYSC orientation camps…
Nineteen prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to orientation camps in Abia and Akwa Ibom have been abducted by gunmen in Imo State. The victims were travelling in two buses when the attackers intercepted them along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State. The…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced that online registration for prospective corps members (PCMs) in the 2026 Batch C will take place next month. The scheme also warned that obtaining a National Education Records Database (NERD) Clearance Certificate is compulsory before prospective corps members can complete their NYSC…
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-Gen Olakunle Nafiu, has warned corps members against blindly sharing information on social media, urging them to verify content before reposting, particularly ahead of the 2027 general elections. Nafiu gave the warning while addressing corps members during an inspection visit to the…
Nigeria’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is urging prospective corps members to avoid travelling at night to orientation camps and has introduced fresh registration guidelines ahead of the next orientation exercise. In a notice published on its official X account, the scheme said safety should remain a top priority…
The Onyebuchi Chris Ifediora (OCI) Foundation International has called for stronger collaboration with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to expand the Arm Our Youths (ArOY) Anti-Cancer Health Campaign to all 37 NYSC orientation camps across Nigeria. Speaking at the retraining of NYSC officers and state campaign anchors in Abuja,…
China has encouraged Nigerian youths to embrace Mandarin language studies and cultural exchange programmes as a means of strengthening ties between both countries and expanding global opportunities. The call was made during the 19th Nigeria Division of the Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for Secondary School Students and the…
Nigeria and China have renewed their commitment to strengthening youth-focused cooperation, with both countries calling for deeper collaboration in innovation, trade, education, and cultural exchange as part of efforts to advance bilateral relations. Speaking at the China-Nigeria Youth Exchange Seminar in Abuja, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy…
The National Youth Service Corps has expressed grief over the death of a serving corps member, Abdulsamad Jamiu, who was killed during a military operation at Shagari Estate, Dei-Dei, Abuja, as the scheme called for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. In a statement posted on…
The National Youth Service Corps has released call-up letters for prospective corps members in the 2026 Batch ‘A’ Stream II, marking a key step in the mobilisation process for thousands of Nigerian graduates. Reports indicate that call-up numbers and deployment details were uploaded to the NYSC portal in the…
