NYSC

The rescue in Imo came after suspected kidnappers intercepted two commercial buses conveying prospective corps members and other passengers along the Onitsha-Owerri Road in the early hours of Thursday.

Gunmen have abducted 20 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) travelling along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State, in a fresh highway attack that has renewed concerns over the security of corps members undertaking the mandatory national service programme.

Security agencies have placed schools, NYSC orientation camps, churches, mosques and other vulnerable locations across the country on heightened security alert and tightened surveillance following intelligence indicating possible coordinated terrorist attacks.

The President, in a statement on Monday, expressed relief over the safe recovery of the victims, assuring their families and Nigerians that his administration remained committed to securing lives and property across the country.

The Kogi State Police Command has rescued 11 victims abducted by armed men along the Aloma-Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of the state. The rescued victims included NYSC members travelling from the orientation camp in Bayelsa...

In a statement on Friday, Kogi State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Afusat Saliu, said the incident occurred on Thursday at about 5 pm around Ojuwo Olijo in Ofu Local Government Area of the state.

The Nigeria Police Force has assured NYSC members deployed for Saturday's Osun governorship election of comprehensive security before, during and after the poll. The reassurance was delivered by senior police officers during a confidence-building visit ordered by the...

NYSC declares National Electronic Registration Database (NERD) clearance mandatory, warning that no prospective corps member will be mobilised without completing the verification process. Scheme urges eligible graduates to obtain the required clearance early as mobilisation begins for the...

July 6 (THEWILL) — Deputy Spokesman of the House of Representatives and member representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency of Benue State, Philip Agbese, has urged President Bola Tinubu to suspend the Federal Government's proposed reforms to the National Youth Service...

July 2 (THEWILL) — The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has clarified that the Federal Government has not approved Adire as the new uniform for members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), saying his earlier remarks on...