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Explainer: 7 Key Reforms in FG’s Plan to Make NYSC Skills-Driven, Civilian-Led

By The Insight Team June 30, 2026 176

mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet mostbet az mostbet mostbet az mostbet az By Emmanuel Kwada The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), one of Nigeria’s most enduring national institutions, is set for its biggest transformation since it was established more than five decades ago. On Monday, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved a sweeping reform package that will fundamentally reshape how the scheme operates, how corps members are […]Continue Reading

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Gospel Singer, Ajayi Sentenced to Death by Hanging for Brutal Murder of NYSC Member

By The Insight Team June 26, 2025 545

By Emmanuel Kwada The Nasarawa State High Court in Lafia has sentenced gospel singer Oluwatimileyin “Timileyin” Ajayi to death by hanging for the gruesome murder and dismemberment of Salome Adaidu, a 24-year-old National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member. The verdict, delivered on Thursday by Justice Simon Aboki, marks a significant moment in the fight against […]Continue Reading

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Corps Members Disappointed as NYSC Pays N33,000 in February

By The Insight Team March 1, 2025 742

By Emmanuel Kwada National Youth Service Corps members across Nigeria are frustrated after receiving their usual N33,000 allowance for February.  This comes despite repeated assurances from NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, that payments would increase to N77,000 starting in February 2025. The unfulfilled promise, tied to the Federal Government’s new Continue Reading

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Kidnapping Epidemic: NYSC Corps Members Bearing the Brunt

By The Insight Team February 7, 2025 1285

By Emmanuel Kwada The plight of corps members being kidnapped and murdered has become increasingly perilous across the states in Nigeria, with no place exempted, as the harrowing news greets the air every day, with little or nothing being done about it by the authorities. In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples of fear […]Continue Reading

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President Buhari grants 65 ex-corps members automatic employment, lists achievements of NYSC at 50

By The Insight Team May 26, 2023 736

  President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja granted automatic employment in the Federal Civil Service to 65 former members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), highlighting  numerous achievements of the scheme since its establishment 50 years ago. Speaking at the NYSC 50th Anniversary Honours Award held at the State House Conference Centre, the President Continue Reading

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NYSC at 50: My story as pioneer Executive Director in 1973- Dr. Ahmadu Ali

By The Insight Team May 18, 2023 1362

By Clement Adeyi The National Youth Service Corps (NYCS) has hit a milestone, having clicked a record 50 years since it was given birth to in 1973 by the military government. Former Head of Federal Military Government, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), got the pregnancy and gave birth to it as the founding father, but it […]Continue Reading