The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has once again reiterated its call for Nigerian graduates undergoing the mandatory one-year national service to shift their attention away from overdependence on white-collar jobs and instead embrace entrepreneurship as a pathway to personal growth and national development. This charge was delivered during an address to corps members at
The Federal Government has officially increased the monthly allowance for all National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to ₦77,000, aligning with the recently approved national minimum wage. The new pay structure, which took effect in March 2025, includes serving medical professionals such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists, and medical laboratory scientists. This development was confirmed
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has disclosed that its Health Initiative for Rural Dwellers (HIRD) has touched the lives of over four million Nigerians since it was launched in 2014. Most of the beneficiaries, the agency noted, are rural residents with limited access to essential healthcare services. Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, the Director-General of
In a strategic move to strengthen public engagement and improve electricity consumer education, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has established a new Community Development Service (CDS) group under the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. The initiative, launched in Abuja, aims to harness the reach and grassroots presence of NYSC members to spread awareness
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), through its Migration Directorate, has commenced a nationwide sensitization campaign targeting members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), aimed at curbing the increasing threat of irregular migration and migrant smuggling among Nigerian youths. The campaign, which is already being rolled out across various NYSC orientation camps nationwide, is designed
In a bold move to reposition one of Nigeria’s most iconic youth programmes, the Federal Government has inaugurated a reform committee to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). The initiative signals a renewed effort to revamp the scheme’s structure, relevance, and long-term impact in line with evolving national development
The National Youth Service Corps has commenced deployment of 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream I prospective corps members, releasing postings to orientation camps nationwide. This follows the pre-camp physical verification of foreign-trained graduates conducted between April 13-17, 2025, as outlined in the official mobilization timetable. The scheme simultaneously issued stringent travel advisories, prohibiting night journeys to
A Nigerian graduate has sparked widespread debate on social media after setting his university degree and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate ablaze in a moment of frustration with the country’s job market and his personal struggles. In a video that quickly went viral, the young man, whose identity remains unknown, recounted his educational journey.
