Brig-General S. Ibrahim, DG NYSC The National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) in Nigeria has officially unveiled its maiden movie entitled, “A Call to Service”. The movie is part of the innovative approaches of the present management to engendering a greater appreciation of the relevance of the scheme. The Director-General, of the […]
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Secondary school students turn to tubers of yam in Oyo, Nigeria
Two students of Bashorun High School, Ibadan, have reportedly turned into tubers of yam. The news which spanned through the social media yesterday got many Nigerians worried on the happenings in secondary schools. Just recently, the story of the death of one Sylvester Oromoni Jnr of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos circulated, causing panic everywhere. […]
JAMB’s remittance to FG not surplus revenue, says Budget Office DG
The Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, Mr Ben Akabueze, on Friday, said the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is not producing surplus revenue. Akabueze spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ breakfast programme monitored by our reporter. JAMB Registrar, Prof Is-haq Oloyede, has been applauded by many for turning around the revenue generated […]
Nigerian child vulnerable to HIV infection – UNICEF
By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja A prolonged COVID-19 pandemic is deepening the inequalities that have long driven the HIV epidemic, UNICEF warns, ahead of World AIDS Day, 30 November 2021. At least 300,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2020, or one child every two minutes, UNICEF said in a release Tuesday, ahead […]
Gov Diri presides over swearing in of 2021 Batch C Stream II corps members in Bayelsa
Gov Douye Diri addressing corps members By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The executive governor of Bayelsa state, Senator Douye Diri presided over the opening/swearing-in ceremony of the 2021 Batch C, stream II corps members deployed in Bayelsa state. Accompanying the governor to event were […]
SPORTCristiano Ronaldo ‘agrees’ Messi shouldn’t have won 2021 Ballon d’Or
Manchester United forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, has labelled an Instagram post criticizing the decision to award Lionel Messi his seventh Ballon d’Or as “fact”. Ronaldo was absent at the ceremony in Paris on Monday but had to watch on as his eternal rival claimed yet another prize. Messi has now won two more than the […]
Coast Guard begins training with Nigerian Navy
Twnty-four officers of the Nigerian Navy are participating in a four-week intensive United States Coast Guard Boarding Officer training. The programme, which kicked off on Monday, August 30, is being attended by six trainers from the Coast Guard Training Center in Yorktown, Virginia. The American personnel are in Lagos to lead the capacity builder […]
Use NYSC to attain greatness, DG tells corps members
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has called on prospective corps members of the 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream II Orientation Course in Lagos State to use the NYSC platform and social media to promote unity and attain greatness. Ibrahim said this on Monday during his visit to the […]
NYSC DG commissions skills acquisition centre in Ogun state
NYSC DG commissions skills acquisition centre in Ogun state By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-Gen Shuaibu Ibrahim, has on Tuesday, commissioned a skills acquisition and entrepreneurship development centre at the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Sagamu, Ogun state. The centre, which was constructed by the office of the […]
NYSC DG warns corps members against misconduct
NYSC DG warns corps members against misconduct By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja As part of activities lined up for the ongoing 2021 Batch ‘C’ Stream II orientation course, the Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has visited the NYSC camp in Lagos where he met with the prospective corps members […]