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Federal Government To Convene 30-day National Youth Conference

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President Bola Tinubu has announced the convocation of a “National Youth Conference.” The Nigerian leader said the “conference will be a platform to address the diverse challenges and opportunities confronting our young people, who constitute more than 60 per cent of our population.” The president stated this on Tuesday in a televised Independence Day broadcast….

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FG Ups Corps Members Allowance To N77,000

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The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024. This information was made Public by a post on the official ‘x’ handle of the National Youth Service Corps headquarters @officialnyscng Wednesday evening. According to the post, “The NYSC Boss is thankful to…

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NYSC Demobilizes 54 UNICAL Graduates

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…to face legal prosecution In its continuous efforts to prevent unqualified graduates from getting the NYSC Certificate of National Service, a total of Fifty-Four Corps Members that were illegally mobilized by the University of Calabar have been demobilized by the NYSC Management. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed disclosed this today in Abuja….

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Nigeria Lost 30% Of Teachers In Three Years – UBEC

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The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, Hamid Bobboyi, said the country has lost over 30 per cent of its teaching workforce in the past three (3) years without replacement. Bobboyi, who made this known during a six-day training organized by the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, in collaboration with the commission…

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NYSC Breaks Silence On Paying Corps Members N70,000 New Minimum Wage

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The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denounced what it described as misleading information circulating in the media regarding the payment of ₦70,000 minimum wage to corps members. A statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Eddy Megwa, said corps members, parents and members of the public…

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Posting Camp Activities On Social Media Attracts Decampment — NYSC DG Warns

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The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed has charged corps members to desist from posting orientation camp activities on social media platforms. This is as General Ahmed warned that the penalty for breaking the rule is decampment for such a corps member if caught. The NYSC boss…

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5000 NYSC Members To Get N10m Each As Entrepreneurial Capital

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The Federal Government has announced plans to disburse the sum of N5 billion to empower at least 5,000 members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, across the country for entrepreneurial ventures upon completion of their service year. The Minister of Youth Development, Dr. Jimila Bio Ibrahim made this disclosure in Minna, Niger State, at…

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NYSC Unveils Media Department

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…DG Tasks PR Officers On Professionalism The National Youth Service Corps in it’s bid to scale up more effective publication of the critical roles of the Scheme in the socio-economic development of Nigeria has secured Federal Government’s approval for the creation of Media Department. It said the noble feat would facilitate effective administration and utilization…

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Students Studying Abroad Not Eligible For NELFUND Loan- FG

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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has confirmed that Nigerian students studying abroad were ineligible for the newly introduced student loan scheme. The NELFUND’s Managing Director, Akintunde Sawyerr, disclosed this information on Friday. The Access to Higher Education Act, 2023, signed into law by President Bola Tinubu on June 12, aims to provide interest-free loans to…

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Over 60,000 students have applied for loan — NELFUND

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…application portal for students of state institutions opens in 3 weeks The Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND said it has received over 60,000 applications from students of federal government institutions since it launched the students loan application portal. However, NELFUND revealed that 30,000 applications have been successfully processed. NELFUND also said so far, 90 percent…

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