Bishop Garuba (left) By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja President of the National Inter-Faith and Religious Organisation for Peace, Bishop Sunday Garuba, has applauded the National Assembly for considering the NYSC Trust Fund Bill, saying that the Bill will provide a permanent solution to the […]
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Reps deliberate on NYSC Fund, firms may donate one per cent profit
Reps deliberate on NYSC Fund, firms may donate one per cent profit The House of Representatives has begun to deliberate on the process of establishing a National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund, which will allow funding of the scheme from various sources. The National Youth Service Corps Trust Fund (Establishment) Bill 2021 is currently awaiting […]
SERVICOM commends NYSC DG on service delivery
The SERVICOM national office has commended the NYSC Director-General, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, for his commitment to improved, customer-focused service delivery by the scheme. This is contained in a letter dated December 16, 2021 and personally signed by the National Coordinator of SERVICOM, Mrs. Nnenna Akajemeli. It reads in part: “We are indeed encouraged by […]
JAMB inpects prospective UTME centres in Germany
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede By Uji Abdullahi IliyasuAbuja The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has said that it has inspected facilities put in place for the prospective UTME entres in Berlin, Germany, beginning from the 2021 UTME.This was contained in JAMB’s weekly bulletin, released Sunday.According to the […]
We ‘ve sponsored 30,000 lecturers for master’s, PhD programmes in 10 years. —TETfund
Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (TETfund) said it has sponsored about 30,000 lecturers for master’s and PhD programmes in both local and foreign institutions in the last 10 years. Executive Secretary of TETFund, Prof. Suleiman Elias Bogoro, disclosed this in Abuja, Thursday, at the 10th anniversary of the Fund. “In a conscious effort to support […]
NYSC: 5 corps members to repeat service year in Lagos By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu
Abuja Five corps members have been found wanting by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Lagos state in the course of the service year and are to repeat the programme. Coordinator, NYSC Lagos, Mr. Eddy Megwa, made this known Thursday in Lagos at the passing out of 1,188 corps members of the 2020 […]
We’re awaiting branches’ report over unresolved demands, says ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said it is waiting for reports from its branches before taking a final decision on the Federal Government’s failure to meet their demands. ASUU’s Nanñtional President, Prof. Emmanuel Oshodeke, disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent Tuesday. In December 2020, ASUU called off its nine […]
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Echoes from NYSC Half Hour on NTAi Monitored by Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja
NYSC DG is a workaholic –Sports Minister Dare
By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja Minister of Youths and Sports Sunday Dare has described the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig-General (Associate Professor) Shuaibu Ibrahim, as a workaholic who is unmatched by many public officeholders, even him. Speaking in glowing terms of the NYSC boss, […]