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..AS NYSC DG CALLS FOR DEEPER COLLABORATION WITH NEPC Nine Corps Members have benefitted from the Youth for Export Programme as they received 900 dollars as participants in the Nigerian Export Trade House China-Far East. The presentation was made by Zeenab Foods Limited on Wednesday in Abuja at the launching of the Youth For Export Programme (YEP), an initiative of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to promote youth inclusiveness in non-oil export. In his goodwill message at the launch, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),...

The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has affirmed that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will continue to leverage collaboration opportunities towards fostering capacity development and promoting a culture of continuous learning for Police officers. The IGP made this known while receiving a team from the National Defence College, led by the Commandant, Rear Admiral Olumuyiwa Morankiyo Olotu, during a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on August 15, 2023. The Commandant expressed the desire of the College to partner with the NPF in all areas of mutual...

The pioneer Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Chief Simeon Okeke on Wednesday, August 16, 2023, visited the Corporate Headquarters of the Commission in Jabi, Abuja, and declared that the current Chairman and retired Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase, has made a huge success of his pioneering work in the Commission. Head, Press and Public Relations of PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, in a statement, said Chief Okeke who fascinated with the total turnaround of the Commission, and he pleaded with the Federal Government to kindly assist the new...

The Oyo State Government has revealed its plans to embark on an upgrade of community/township roads, in a bid to make rural roads motorable. In a statement on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the rehabilitation move was made known after the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy matters, Hon. Olusegun Olayiwola went on an inspection exercise in some communities. Hon. Olayiwola, who conveyed the government’s readiness to upgrade community roads, also addressed grey areas that could hamper project execution and solicited residents’ support. He...

The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) is ready and willing to support the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in its quest for affordable houses for its members of staff. This was revealed today by the bank's Managing Director, Mr. Madu Hamman when he received the top management of NYSC at his office in Abuja. Mr. Hamman who commended the Director General of NYSC, Brig Gen YD Ahmed, and his team for the good job they are doing in molding Nigerian youths into becoming responsible citizens reeled out three housing...

...STRENGTHENS SURVEILLANCE ON ANIMAL DISEASE The Oyo State Government, on Tuesday, sensitized butchers and livestock dealers on the deadly anthrax disease, as it strengthens surveillance of abattoirs for detection and prevention of the animal disease. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barr. Olasunkanmi Olaleye said it is part of the State Government's efforts to forestall the outbreak of anthrax disease in the state. According to him, anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacteria – Bacillus anthracis. It occurs naturally in the soil and affects domestic and...

As part of its drive to boost the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development (SAED) programme which was introduced in 2012, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has approached the Chinese government, seeking for bilateral ties to further empower Corps members with skills in diverse fields. This was contained in the remarks made by the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Yushau Dogara Ahmed who visited the Chinese embassy in Abuja today. The NYSC helmsman said that a partnership between NYSC and China in ICT, textile, and agriculture will go a...

Renowned global figures Amina Mohammed, Abubakar Suleiman, Joyce Banda, Matthias Schmale, and Professor Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka are set to take center stage as headliners at the forthcoming Africa Social Impact Summit. The summit, hosted by Sterling One Foundation and co-convened by the United Nations Nigeria, aims to address pressing developmental challenges through collaborative efforts. Themed "Global Vision, Local Action: Repositioning the African Development Ecosystem for Sustainable Outcomes," the summit will take place on the 10th and 11th of August at the Eko Convention Centre and Online. This premier gathering underscores the...

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Institute for Humanitarian Studies and Social Development (IHSD) are set to train Corps Members on humanitarian services. This request was made on Tuesday by the President/Chairman of the Governing Council of the Institute, Ambassador Adamu Babangida Ibrahim when he led other members of the council on a courtesy visit to the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja. According to a statement by the NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the Chairman of IHSD described NYSC as the only institution that...

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today, Monday, August 7, 2023, rescued another eight accident victims at Anthony inward Ojota, Lagos In a statement by the Director, Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of LASTMA, Adebayo Taofiq, said that Popoola Olushola 'Commander' (Kilo) led the rescue team disclosed that the accident involved a broken down truck with a fully loaded mass transit bus with registration No: KTU 850 YD. Lastma Popoola disclosed further that a preliminary investigation revealed that the driver of the fully loaded commercial mass transit...