Tag: Brig General Ibrahim Shuaibu

No corps member is being mobilised for war – NYSC

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The National Youth Service Corps has clarified the misrepresentation of the NYSC Director- General’s recent interview with the media currently trending on the social media. The Director-General had stated that in line with the National Defence Policy, Corps Members were like soldiers on reserve, because their education, exposure and sophistication, can make them easily adaptable to military training. He charged them to remain focused and patriotic; and for the spirit of NYSC to live in all Nigerians. “General Ibrahim never at any point said that Corps Members are being mobilised…

Dare takes DEEL Initiative to FCT camp

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The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Develpoment, Mr Sunday Dare has urged Corps Members to leverage on the Ministry’s DEEL Initiative for self development and wealth creation. The Minister stated this today while addressing the 2021 Batch ‘A’ Stream Two Corps Members at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Kubwa, Abuja. Dare who said the DEEL initiative was launched on the 8th of November, 2020, explained further that DEEL is an acronym for D – Digital Skill Knowledge and Acquisition, E – Entrepreurship, E- Employment and L- Leadership and Mentorship.…

Serve as agents of Unity, DG charges corps members

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Corps Members have been advised to utilize the opportunities of the service year to promote national unity and cohesion. NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim stated this today while addressing Corps Members during his visit to FCT Orientation Camp in Kubwa, Abuja. The DG who said the NYSC Scheme was established for the promotion of National Unity and integration, urged the Corps Members to shun ethnic and religious jingoism. “Take the advantage of the service year to promote national unity. Use the Orientation Course to imbibe team spirit, resilience, leadership…

NYSC still relevant – DG

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NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has said the relevance of the Scheme in the integration and National cohesion of the country cannot be underestimated. He said the National Youth Service Corps has been serving as a tool for the socio-economic development of the country through the deployment of Corps Members to States outside their States of origin, where they contribute their quota by making positive impact in the lives of their host communities through the execution of different laudable projects. Ibrahim, who stated this on Thursday in his office…

48 corps members benefit from N16.5M business grant

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A total of forty-eight Corps Members have been empowered with various sums of money to finance their businesses after their business proposals scaled through the different stages of professional vetting until the very last stage. The business areas covered agriculture; craft and fashion design; education, shoemaking among others. In his virtual interaction with the Corps beneficiaries today, the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim commended Unity Bank for providing financial grants to Corps Members selected from NYSC Orientation Camps in Edo, FCT, Lagos and Ogun States. He said the pilot…

FCT Minister canvasses more public support for NYSC

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The Minister for Federal Capital Territory has appealed to all stakeholders in the country to support the National Youth Service Corps in order to actualize its mandate, stating that the NYSC Scheme has been playing a pivotal role in uplifting the living standard of Nigerians through its various programmes. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Alhaji Muhammad Musa Bello disclosed this today in Abuja, in his address at the NYSC Top Management meeting with representatives of State Governments nationwide, with the theme; “Strengthening Stakeholders’Support for NYSC Grassroots Development…

NYSC DG visits hospitalized corps members in Ilorin

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The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has visited four Corps members on admission at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), Kwara State, following their involvement in a road traffic accident. The accident occurred along Mokwa Road while the victims were on their way to NYSC Orientation Camp for the 2021 Batch ‘A’ Stream One Orientation Course. Ibrahim commiserated with the Corps members and prayed God to grant them speedy recovery. While commending them for their patriotic zeal as demonstrated in their prompt response to the clarion call, he…

NALDA trains 68 corps members, others as soil Doctors, extension service workers

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Sixty-eight Corps members were among the two hundred and sixty-nine pioneer graduates of a mass training of Soil Doctors and Extension Services Workers in the country. The training which was conducted by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) in collaboration with the Borno State Government is adjudged as another giant leap forward in the Federal Government’s efforts to boost agricultural production. The inclusion of the Corps members was part of the outcomes of an ongoing partnership between NYSC and NALDA aimed at ensuring success of the effort of the…

Uwais seeks NYSC’s support for vulnerable children

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The Special Adviser to the President on Social Protection Plan, Mrs Maryam Uwais has appealed for support from the National Youth Service Corps to provide succour for the vulnerable and out-of-school children in the country. Uwais stated this today during her courtesy call on NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja. She said her committee is saddled with the responsibility of taking school-age children off the streets, thereby adding value to their lives. Uwais, who added that her committee had visited Gombe, Ekiti,…

SAED Programme: NYSC decries inadequate funding, highlights success recorded

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The National Youth Service Corps has identified inadequate funding as the major challenge affecting its Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development programme. The scheme said despite this, it has recorded tremendous success in the implementation of the programme. The Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim stated this today in his address at the 2021 NYSC SAED Stakeholders’ Meeting and Training of Desk Officers, held at the National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja. He said the Scheme will not rest on its oars in its quest to sustain and build on the achievements made…