29-year-old Corps member who died of heart failure laid to rest in Benue State (photos)

Ochai Christian Adoba was laid to rest on Friday, April 7th, in his hometown Alkpa-ugbokolo Okpoku Local Government Area of Benue State.

Ochai died on March 30th, shortly after playing a match with fellow corps members in Sokoto State He was serving at the Government Secondary School, Tsamaye, Sabon-Birni Local Government in the state.

"He was resting after a football match between the various batches of the scheme, suddenly he just collapsed and died," said the state NYSC Coodinator, Musa Abubakar.

"His remains were brought to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and it was confirmed that he died of heart failure" he added.

Corps member from Benue State dies of heart failure in Sokoto

A Corps member, Anthony Ochai, from Benue State, has died of heart failure in Sokoto, the State NYSC Coordinator, Alhaji Musa Abubakar, has said.

Abubakar made the disclosure in Sokoto on Friday, during the passing out ceremony of 1,411 corps members deployed to the state under the 2016 batch ”A”, Stream One.

He said:” The late corps member was serving at the Government Secondary School, Tsamaye, Sabon-Birni Local Government in the state. ”

The deceased was resting after a football match between the various batches of the scheme, suddenly he just collapsed and died. ” His remains were brought to the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and it was confirmed that he died of heart failure.”

Abubakar further stated that the late corps member hailed from Ugbokolo village, in Ukopo local government of Benue state. The coordinator also said that the remains of the late Ochai would be buried on Friday in his home town, in Benue State.

Abubakar further disclosed that 10 corps members had their service year extended by between three months to one year, for abscondment. In the same vein, 10 corps members were given state merit awards, while four others received the Chairman’s commendation certificate.

He added that 85 other corps members were given commendation letters for outstanding performance.

Abubakar advised the outgoing corps members to continue to be good ambassadors of the service.

Corps member donates computers to revamp school's IT facility

A corps member, Amara Nwoke has donated four sets of desktop computers to Kuramo Junior Secondary School, Victoria Island, Lagos.
The gesture, she said, was to revamp the Information Technology facility of the school.
The school, It was learnt, has been holding Computer Science classes for two years without practical sessions due to the faulty condition of their systems.
A quiz competition to test their knowledge and identify areas of strength, was also organised among the JSS3 pupils and the winner, Emeka Ike went home with N10,000.
Nwoke said the project was to ensure the pupils were at par with global counterparts in the digital knowledge and Information Technology, adding that early grooming would enable them learn necessary skills.

NYSC adjusts Batch A timetable, registration commences April 20

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has adjusted the 2017 Batch A mobilization timetable for prospective corps members.

NYSC made this announcement on Monday in a tweet on its official twitter handle. @nysc_ng.

“NYSC 2017 Batch A timetable has been updated. Online registration to NOW commence: 20th April, 2017”.

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"Why You Should Choose Kano Instead Of Abuja & Akwa Ibom During NYSC Registation"

This might sound as a shock against the popular belief people have. Well, I will be passing out on Friday, 7th April, 2017. Having been in NYSC scheme for a year, I think I am in the best position to make my analysis. Well, so many persons believe that Abuja and Akwa Ibom state will be their first and second choice for NYSC, but the truth is that, Kano state is actually better than the duo state. Here are my humble submission.

State Allowance
Unlike what it used to be before, Akwa Ibom is no longer paying the N10,000 monthly allowance to corps members, same as Abuja, and hence there is no need going to these states. While N5,000 in Kano is equivalent to N20,000 in Abuja and Akwa Ibom, i wonder why anyone will not go for Kano. Kano state has started paying corps member, they started with this Batch A who are about to pass out. Hence, since N5000 in Kano is equivalent to N20,000 in Abuja and Akwa Ibom, choosing the two state is to live a life of no savings during the service year.

Place of Primary Assignment 
If you are looking for a good place to be during your service year, then Kano state should be your first choice. With lots of industries using NYSC labour, Kano state has proven to absorb more corps members than most other states. As a commercial city, Kano has become a home to numerous corps members who have gotten a work or gotten themselves in different business while serving their country.

Cheap Food
Let's just say that, a sachet of water is still sold for N5 in Kano, a cup of beans sold for N40 in Kano, these prices is what you will never get in Abuja or Akwa Ibom. My colleagues serving in both states have been crying, that though some PPA's pays N10k, it becomes useless as the purchasing power of money is low in the two states. I still buy my tomatoes for N40, pepper N10, and Onions N10, these items will be in good quantity except if you are serving in Sabon gari where Igbo's and Yoruba's dominate for business purposes. Things are relatively cheap over here and there is no way your N19800, won't remain at the end of the month.

Security
For one year that I have been in Kano, I can tell you that we have enjoyed a peaceful atmosphere and everything has been going well. The NYSC officials has been great in the affairs of corps members. You are highly respected by the people for being a corps member and they regard and respect your security. Just go with your I.D card and you are always safe anywhere.

Development
So many persons who have not being to kano think that the city is not developed simply because it is located in the north. The reverse is the case. The truth is that, Kano is more developed than Akwa Ibom ( I have been to this state severally), Enugu, and other states. The infrastructural development in Kano beats that of kaduna, so feel free, you are coming to the biggest city in the North.

Light
Well, let me say that Kano State enjoy constant light. And it is even better when serving in the village. Some corps members do not pay for light, while others pay as low as N100. Unlike what is obtainable in Abuja and Akwa Ibom. My colleague in Akwa Ibom and Abuja always complain about light, though it may depend on which part of the state they are. But even if you stay in Kano village, just be assured that you will always have light.

From the above reasons, I urge 2017 batch A prospective corps members to avoid making mistakes their colleagues make by choosing Akwa Ibom or Abuja and end up crying on the long run. N19800 is too little to depend on, or even paying higher amount for nothing. You are choosing Abuja, can you afford the transportation? Abuja is not for N19800 corpers. You are choosing Akwa Ibom, can you feed yourself for a month with N19800 and still have a savings?.
If you finally make it to kano, and you are posted to the city, send me an email, I will link you up to a good PPA, especially those that would be posted to Gwale Local Government. Thanks and have a nice service year. 

Female Youth Corper Impacts Akwa Ibom Community with Life-enhancing Projects. | See Photos

A female youth Corper, Ugbe Margaret serving in Akwa Ibom has put smiles on the faces of many, giving them hope as she embarked on several life-enhancing projects in the state through her personal community development service.
The projects include; Skill acquisition for 50 physically challenged people on over ten types of trade, drilling of borehole at a Uyo major market where they have lacked water for over ten years. Others are provision of 70 desk, plus writing materials for Joseph primary school Afaha Oku, Uyo and donation of trophy to the NYSC to support the sport festival.

For Margaret, her motivation is driven by the need to put smiles on the faces of her immediate community. “Also, I feel that if am privileged as a girl child to be educated, then I need to make a difference to encourage other people to send their girl child to school”, she added.

About how she funded the projects, Margaret said: “Funding was the most difficult aspect because every part of this project was funded by the good people of Akwa Ibom state. Although it wasn’t easy but with perseverance, patience and prayers, all did it for me. I also had the major challenge of getting people to believe in my dream”.

Ugbe Margaret is an indigene of Obudu local government area of Cross River State and she studied Business Education from Cross River University of Technology, Calabar. See more pictures!

NYSC Launches Mobile App To Give Corps Members Access To Funds

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has launched a mobile application that will enable corps members access funds after the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurial Development (SAED) programme put in place by the scheme.

The Director General of the scheme, Brigadier General Sule Kazaure, who launched the application at a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, recently, said the application would enable corps members to engage partners that would create funds to support their skill acquisition services.
Kazaure said the exercise was borne out of the need for the scheme to contribute towards eradication of graduate unemployment, especially after their service year.

“Through the programme, the NYSC scheme has successfully equipped thousands of corps members with vocational skills and developed their entrepreneurial capacity leading to the establishment of over 70,000 businesses by our corps beneficiaries across the country,” he said
Kazaure, however lamented that the achievements made so far under the SAED were still plagued with insufficient funding and lack of skill training centres among others.
He appealed to stakeholders like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Bank of Industry (BOI) to explore common grounds and the frontiers of partnership, enlarge the capacity of the SAED programme and provide more funding opportunities for the corps entrepreneurs.



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Man spotted in NYSC uniform in America. PHOTOS...

This Nigerian man wore his full National Youth Service Corps attire recently when he travelled to US ,he was spotted walking the streets of United States in his corper shun attire.








My people will say "di nena" "How? For what?.

National Youth Service Corps Management has released the timetable for the 2016 Batch ‘B’ (Stream II) Orientation course.

The scheme stated on Monday that camp will commence on Tuesday, 24th January, 2017.
The lineup of activities for the course is shown below:

a. Tue 24th – Wed 25th, Jan 2017- Registration/verification exercise

b. Thursday, 26th January, 2017 – Swearing-in ceremony

c. Monday, 13th February, 2017 – Closing ceremony

Prospective Corps members are advised to report to camp at the scheduled date as registration/verification will end at midnight of January 25, 2017.
All are also to note that original copies of academic credentials and other documents uploaded during the online registration MUST be presented on camp for physical verification

Sokoto gets new NYSC Coordinator

The management of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) has posted a new Coordinator to Sokoto State.

The new Coordinator is Alhaji Musa Abubakar, who was redeployed to the state from Bauchi State.

Information on the redeployment is in a statement by the scheme’s Spokesman in Sokoto State, Mr Sani Idris in Sokoto on Monday.

Idris stated that the outgone Coordinator, Mr Thomas Yamma, had since handed over to Abubakar.

He quoted Yamma as thanking staff of the NYSC in Sokoto State for supporting him during his tenure when they had a farewell get together.

Yamma also urged them to extend same support to the new helmsman.

In his address, Abubakar promised to operate an open door policy and also asked the staff to cooperate with him.

“This will enable me to achieve my goals of promoting the scheme,” he added.

No Wearing Of Hijab In NYSC Camps, DG Insists,

A group of Muslim youths under the aegis of Muslim Youths in Da’wah on Tuesday at the headquarters of the National Youth Service Corps in Abuja protested against the ban on the use of hijab by female Muslim corps members, especially during orientation camps.
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Benue State NYSC Orientation Camp Light Up Their Orientation With Cultural Carnival.See More Pictures.

#NYSC2015BatchA : According to the NYSC State Coordinator, Benue State, the carnival was the first of it kind and that the 2015 Batch A stream 1 were the first to initiate the act. She also added that the batch did a lot to make the camp friendly and more lovely, with the inclusion of beauty pageants show, bold and beautiful, Mr. Lekpa, and others.
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Omotola Pleads With Buhari To Scrap NYSC, Gives Reasons

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No doubt, award wining actress, entrepreneur and mother, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a stunner.In an interview with NewTelegraph, the ex-model made it known that she has never been attracted to any man other than her husband. She also made known her wish to have Buhari scrap NYSC. Read excerpts below:

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I Have Great Plans For NYSC - Buhari.

National Youth Service Corps members

President Muhammadu Buhari on August 5, Wednesday, in Abuja has unveiled his plans for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Nigerian leader promised that his government will take all required actions to maintain and improve the programme as a functional vehicle for the promotion of national unity and integration.

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8 Fake Corpers With Fake Documents Nabbed.

Nemesis caught up with eight fake members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, after they were arrested, charged to court and ordered to be remanded in prison custody.Chief Magistrate Ramatu Gulma of the Wuse Zone 2 Magistrates’ Court on Thursday directed the Defence Counsel, Mrs Ijeoma Utchay, to apply formally for the bail of the accused.
She also ordered for a one-week hearing on the case, starting from 25 November, to ease the transportation of the accused as they do not reside within the FCT.
The accused are Agatha Azuma, Amarachukwu Okoro, Nicholas Eze, Blessing Samuel, Wisdom Nwoke, Paulyn Worgu, Cordelia Ugwuata and Blessing Duru.
They had all at one time or the other used a fake document or documents to enroll for the NYSC scheme.

The prosecutor, Mr Moses Idakwo said the offence contravened sections 97, 364, 368, 322, 132,133 and 325 of the Penal Code.