Tag: NYSC Camps

Marwa seeks drug test for NYSC members

Aminu Imam

The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has asked that youth corps members undergo a drug test as they report for their mandatory one-year national service at the various orientation camps across the country as part of drug demand reduction efforts of the anti-narcotic agency. Marwa made the call when he hosted the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Fadah, who led his management team on a courtesy visit to the NDLEA headquarters in Abuja…

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Corps members can be mobilised for war, says NYSC DG

Aminu Imam

…Says scheme responsible for many marriages in Nigeria  The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, (NYSC), Brig. Gen Shu’aibu Ibrahim, has described corps members as part of the National Defence Policy, who can be mobilised for war should the situation warrant it. The NYSC Director-General stated this on a television programme on Wednesday. The NYSC scheme is a one-year mandatory programme for graduates below 30 years of age. It was established to foster unity in the country, as participants are ideally taken sent to serve the country outside their…

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Coronavirus: FG orders full reopening of schools, NYSC Camps

Ishaku Yohanna

The federal government has asked school administrators to start preparing for the full reopening of schools. Dr Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 disclosed this during a press briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday. Aliyu, who directed schools to conduct risk assessment, said the reopening would be done in phases. “For educational institutions which include daycare, primary, secondary and tertiary institutions,  they should begin the process of working towards potentially reopening within this phase,” he said. “However, we strongly recommend that…

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