August 4, 2021 Editor Silver medalist Blessing Oborududu and bronze medalist Ese Brume have received their cash rewards of $10,000 and $7500, respectively in a ceremony held at Grand Prince Hotel, Tokyo Japan on Tuesday. Oborududu and Brume were presented their cash by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare. Speaking at […]
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JAMB, NUC, UBEC, others get acting heads
JAMB, NUC, UBEC, others get acting heads by The Nation August 3, 2021 JAMB FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedInWhatsAppEmail By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja × Some former Chief Executives/Registrars of key agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education, whose tenure expired on July 31, have handed over to the most senior directors in the agencies. At the Joint […]
Strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols a must — NYSC
Brig-General Ibrahim being tested for COVID-19 Strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols a must — NYSC By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC ) has enforced strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols and good personal hygiene among corps members and camp officials nationwide. The Director-General of the scheme, Brig-General Shuaibu […]
NYSC To Inaugurate Camp Court To Try Erring Members
NYSC To Inaugurate Camp Court To Try Erring Members August 3, 2021 admin_edu Mrs. Mary Chikezie, Ekiti Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the scheme will soon inaugurate a Camp Court to try erring corps members. Chikezie said this on Monday during the Swearing-in of the 2021 Batch ‘B’ Stream 1 corps members […]
JAMB Registrar, NUC Boss, 12 Education Agencies Heads End Tenures, Bow Out
JAMB Registrar, NUC Boss, 12 Education Agencies Heads End Tenures, Bow Out August 3, 2021 admin_edu The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculating Board, Ishaq Oloyede; the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Universities Commission, Prof Abubakar Rasheed; and 12 heads of other agencies in the Ministry of Education on Monday handed over to the […]
DG sensitises corps members on honours awrds
DG sensitises corps members on honours awrds By Auwal Ahmad Gombe The Director-General of NYSC, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim has acquainted corps members with the requirements for the conferment of the President’s NYSC Honours Award. He said grading for the honours award starts from the orientation camp and that potential award winners must excel in Orientation […]
Breaking: Ese Brume jumps to victory, wins first 2020 Olympics medal for Nigeria
Breaking: Ese Brume jumps to victory, wins first 2020 Olympics medal for Nigeria August 3, 2021 Editor Ese Brume Long jump athlete Ese Brume on Tuesday morning won the very first medal for Team Nigeria in the long jump event in the ongoing 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo Japan. Brume was placed third after she […]
NYSC: Preach Nigeria’s unity, DG urges corps members
NYSC: Preach Nigeria’s unity, DG urges corps members By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The Director-General (DG) of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, has advised corps members to utilise the opportunities of the service year to uphold national unity and preach peaceful co-existence among Nigerians as the scheme was established for […]
1 in 8 Nigerian children die before 5th birday -UNICEF
1 in 8 Nigerian children die before 5th birday -UNICEF By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in a joint statement signed by it’s Executive Director Henrieta Fore and World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said one out of eight children in Nigeria dies before fifth birthday. […]
344 corps members not killed in Northwest -NYSC
344 corps members not killed in Northwest -NYSC By Uji Abdullahi Iliyasu Abuja The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) management, in response to a social media report that 344 corps members were killed in the Northwest, said the report was misleading and a fiction peddled by detractors of the revered institution, therefore, asked parents […]