The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the death of a National Youth Service Corps member, Etimbuk Daniel Sunday, at the NYSC orientation camp in Enugu State. The lawmakers also expressed concern over the medical attention provided to the deceased before his death and reports that his body was handed over to his…
Members of the Digital Literacy Community Development Service (CDS) group among the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, have embarked on a sensitisation exercise to educate members of the public on the importance of digital literacy and the effective use of digital technology. The initiative aimed to improve public understanding of…
A female National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Oluwatosin Abidakun, has died after a truck rammed into the motorcycle conveying her around Agodi Gardens in Ibadan, Oyo State. According to a report shared on social media, Abidakun had recently resumed her primary assignment at the Oyo State House of Assembly before the fatal incident occurred…
A mother of one of the prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha Expressway has disclosed that she paid ₦6 million ransom to secure her son’s release. The prospective corps members were abducted on October 1 when gunmen attacked two 18-seater buses travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to the NYSC orientation…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has mourned the death of its former Director-General, Colonel Peter Kolawole Obasa, who passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, expressed the organisation’s condolences during a visit to the deceased’s residence in Ilorin, Kwara State. Nafiu described Obasa as a pioneering administrator…
The Federal Government has commenced moves to deepen digital integration between the education sector and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) as part of efforts to tackle certificate racketeering, strengthen academic qualification verification and ensure genuine graduates are not denied opportunities. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Tuesday when the Director-General…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned universities, polytechnics and other corps-producing institutions against uploading unqualified graduates for national service, urging them to thoroughly verify students’ records before submitting their names for mobilisation. The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, issued the warning on Friday at the opening of the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Pre-Mobilisation…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the dates and designated centres for the physical verification of credentials and travel documents of foreign-trained Nigerian graduates participating in the 2026 Batch ‘C’ Stream I service year. The verification exercise is scheduled to hold from Tuesday, September 8 to Saturday, September 12, 2026. The NYSC disclosed…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has expressed relief following the safe rescue of 16 corps members who were abducted in Kogi State on August 26, 2026. The corps members were kidnapped while travelling from the NYSC Orientation Camp in Bayelsa State to Abuja after completing their orientation programme. In a statement issued on Tuesday…
The National Youth Service Corps has announced Monday, September 7, to Sunday, September 13, 2026, as the period for online registration for prospective members of the 2026 Batch C. The scheme also warned prospective corps members that National Education Records Database clearance is compulsory before they can complete their NYSC registration. According to the notice…
