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No plan to extend service year by NYSC, says Education Minister

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 9, 2025

Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, has dismissed rumours claiming he called for the extension of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) duration from one year to two years. ‘’I didn’t say NYSC should be extended for two years,” Alausa stated during his address at the 28th convocation lecture

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Education minister proposes two-year NYSC scheme

Fadiran Ifeloluwa April 6, 2025

Olatunji Alausa, the Minister of Education, has proposed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme should be extended from one year to two years. This suggestion was disclosed in an official statement shared on NYSC’s Facebook page, following a meeting between the minister and the Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, at […]

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Full-time HND Graduates in Nigeria Now Qualified for NYSC – Minister of Education

Fadiran Ifeloluwa March 21, 2025

The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared that graduates with full-time Higher National Diplomas (HND) are now eligible for mobilization into the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). This announcement was made in a press statement by Boriwo Folasade, Director of Press & Public Relations at the Federal Ministry of Education, following confirmation from the Minister

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NYSC decries substandard accommodations, non-acceptance of corps members in Katsina public schools

Fadiran Ifeloluwa October 6, 2024

Alhaji Ibrahim Saidu, the NYSC Katsina state coordinator, is concerned about inadequate accommodation and lack of acceptance for corps members sent to public schools in the state. He said the scenario made it difficult for corps members assigned to the state to locate adequate places to stay and carry out their duties. During his visit […]

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All SLT graduates, others are properly documented and registered — Lagos NYSC

Fadiran Ifeloluwa September 2, 2024

The Lagos State Secretariat of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) cleared the air on Sunday on the seamless registration of all 2024 Batch B Stream 2 Science Laboratory Technology (SLT) graduates and those deployed to the state for the three-week orientation programme. Recall that the Executive Secretary of the National Board NBTE, Prof. Idris […]