A redeployed female corps member has been confirmed dead in the Ikoyi Building Collapse. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a 26-year-old member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Zainab Sanni Oyindamola, has been confirmed dead in the 21-storey building that collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Zainab was confirmed to be serving with the construction company, Fourscore Homes … Read more
Amid the telecommunications shutdown in many parts of Zamfara, the bandits reached out to the victims’ families, demanding ₦2m ransom for each of them EKO HOT BLOG reports that two members of the National Youth Service Corps, Jennifer Iorliam and Joseph Aondona, who were abducted last Tuesday on their way to the NYSC Orientation Camp … Read more
INEC, frequently depends on corps members to conduct elections around the country IPOB had declared sit-at-home in order to halt the election Ekohotblog reports that some National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members in Anambra State have pledged to boycott the next gubernatorial election due to repeated threats from the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. It … Read more
The police said a joint search and rescue operation was ongoing to rescue the abducted corps members and other victims EKO HOT BLOG reports that tension has set in among prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Zamfara State following the abduction of some of their colleagues on their way to an orientation camp … Read more
He said corps members who cannot join the military services can serve in their community without pay. Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has opined that one way to bring the current wave of insecurity to a halt is to recruit a large number of people to join the police and the military, on a … Read more
The Ekiti state is to represent the South West zone in the national NYSC Director-General’s Cup scheduled for later in the year in Abuja, having defeated their Edo counterparts by 2-0 in the deciding match played in Ede, Osun state, for the zonal ticket. The Coach, Kehinde Anjorin, disclosed this while reacting to the victory … Read more
Management of NYSC denies advising serving corp members to prepare ransom when they are yong high-risk roads in the country. EkoHotBlog reports that in what appears to be a tardy disposition to the review of official documents, the management of the National Youth Service Corps has denied an express advice in the handbook issued to … Read more
The handbook also warned corps members to desist from travelling with their laptops, tablets and mobile devices… The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has advised members to be ready to pay abduction-for-ransom syndicates currently on rampage across Nigeria. A security advisory introduced in March 2021 asked college graduates serving as corps members to inform their … Read more
The Sports Minister, Sunday Dare has condemned the maltreatment of Corps member in Calabar. EkoHotBlog earlier reported that a femal Army officer was caught assaulting and pouring dirty water on the corps member, Ezeiruaku Fidelia who was fully kitted as cited in a viral video on social media. Reacting to the maltreatment via a press … Read more
The Nigerian Army has vowed to sanction officer seen in a viral video assaulting a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) publicly in Calabar. In a viral video cited by EkoHotBlog, the soldier identified as as Lt. Chika Anele was seen pouring dirty water on the corps member, Ezeiruaku Fidelia who was fully … Read more
A serving corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) identified as Oluwale Abidemi was crushed to death by a truck in Benin City, Edo State. The fatal accident occurred along the busy Airport Road by suburban Ogba River bridge on Wednesday, September 22. EkoHotBlog gathered that the tipper which was said to be … Read more
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim has warned corps members on lobbying for rejection letters. EkohotBlog reports that the DG warned on Monday against lobbying by corps members to get rejected during postings to various places across the federation, adding that the orientation course is crucial to the … Read more
A police ASP has been arrested over the death of UniUyo student. EKOHOTBLOG reports that an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Joweigha Michael, has been arrested over the demise of a student of University of Uyo, Kubiat Isaac, who was allegedly beaten to death for armed robbery and cultism. It was gathered that the deceased, … Read more
Some of the hospitals in Yola have corps members offering skeletal services to patients with emergencies as monitored by newsmen. The NYSC doctors and other senior medical officers also attended to emergencies cases. The striking resident doctors in Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Yola, the Adamawa State capital, have been replaced by corps members, as well … Read more
No fewer than 35 corps members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Ogun State. EKO HOT BLOG reports that 35 corps members have tested positive for COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) camp in Sagamu, Ogun State. This was disclosed by the Ogun State Commissioner … Read more
…the victims were from states where cases of the Delta COVID variant have been recorded At least twenty-five members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have tested positive for COVID-19 in Gombe State. The State Commissioner of Health, Dr Habu Dahiru made this known on Saturday. Dahiru stated that a total of 1,291 tests … Read more
Five prospective corps members have been reported dead while others were injured in a fatal accident. EKO HOT BLOG reports that no fewer than five prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been reported dead while seven others were injured as a bus conveying them to Katsina State was involved in an … Read more
…the decision was in line with the management’s resolve to standardize records and it will kickstart with the 2021 Batch ‘A’ service year. The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the decision to henceforth include the course of study and date of graduation on NYSC Certificate of National Service and Certificate … Read more
NYSC was designed by the Nigerian government in 1973 to encourage nation-building among graduates Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has opined that as part of the country’s efforts to combat insecurity, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should be compelled to undergo military training. The governor also said the scheme should be … Read more
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has delivered judgment on former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adosun’s NYSC certificate saga. EKO HOT BLOG reports that a Federal High Court in Abuja has cleared former Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adosun, of the controversy surrounding her participation or otherwise in the National Youths Service Corps … Read more