In a bid to proactively facilitate the development of Nigeria into a sustainable digital economy and fast track the creation of an enabling environment where Nigerians can develop, adopt and derive value from digital technology, the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has given a nod to the partnership proposal by the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig Gen.Yushau Dogara Ahmed.
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Passing Out Parade: Bayelsa Govt Assures NYSC Of Continued Support
Bayelsa State Government on Thursday reassured the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) of its continued support for the scheme to achieve its set objectives in the state.
Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge Produces 30 More Winners In 6th Edition
total of thirty members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, have won cash prizes and business grants totalling N10 million in the 6th edition of the expanded Unity Bank flagship business plan competition known as Corpreneurship Challenge.
Unity Bank Commits Over N30m To Empower NYSC Members
Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has committed over N30 million to empower National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members through the Bank’s flagship Youth entrepreneurship development initiative known as Unity Bank Corpreneurship Challenge.
The Day I Lost My ‘Heart’ and ‘Kidney’
The Day I Lost My ‘Heart’ and ‘Kidney’ By Balogun Muhammed Jamiu However, it is amazing to figure out that heart comes before kidney just as the letter “H” comes before the letter “K.” I could not think of a better caption for this piece, and to express the glorious catastrophic and mind-blowing event that leads […]
NYSC Gets New DG As Army Approves New Postings
The Nigerian army has named S. Ibrahim from Nigerian army university Biu, as the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), in a new posting released on Friday.
UNICEF’s Mobile Platform For Young Nigerians Reaches 3 Million Responders
Bayo Akinloye U-Report, UNICEF’s unique social media platform to engage with communities on issues that affect them, surpassed three million registered responders in Nigeria today. According to a statement by the organisation, U-Report uses simple SMS messages and social media to reach communities around the country and provides an opportunity for young Nigerians to share […]
Trusted Associates Gave Me Fake NYSC Certificate, Says Adeosun
—As Presidency Confirms Resignation Tayo Olanipekun The Presidency said it has accepted the resignation of the Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, and that the Minister of State Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has been appointed to oversee the Ministry of Finance with effect from today. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
BREAKING: Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun Resigns
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned. According to Daily Trust,sources close to her said she relinquished her position to protect President Muhammadu Buhari’s 2019 return to Presidency. It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter. According to the newspaper’s source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth […]
95% Of NYSC Members’ Death Caused By Road Accident–DG
The National Youth Service Corp says 95 per cent of deaths recorded by serving Corps members is due to road accidents. Brig. Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, the Director General of NYSC, said this while addressing corps members observing their orientation camp course in Katsina on Monday. “Several serving corps members have been embarking on unnecessary journeys […]