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  • Corps members in Niger take orientation in Kaduna – NYSC

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger says its 2018 Batch B stream II members will take their orientation in Kaduna State.

    It said that this was based on directives to hold the orientation in cluster in 19 States due to the limited number of corps members in the batch across the country.

    This was contained in a statement by Mrs Theresa Arokoyo, the NYSC Coordinator in Niger and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Minna.

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    “The corps members are to take their orientation course at the NYSC Kaduna (Black Gold) orientation camp, one of the venues of the cluster camping exercise nationwide,” she said.

    Arokoyo said that the corps members after the three weeks orientation course would return to the state for posting to their primary places of assignment.

    NAN reports that only 600 corps members were deployed to the state in the batch.

  • NYSC DG laments poor state of Ebonyi orientation camp

    Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure has described the condition of the permanent orientation camp in Afikpo, Ebonyi state as deplorable.

    The DG stated this after inspecting facilities at the camp during a visit to the 2018 Batch “A’’ corps members.

    While noting that the camp was old and in need of total overhaul, the DG urged the state government to help in renovating the camp.

    “We are appealing to the state government to look into the state of facilities in the camp as it is the responsibility of state governments to maintain NYSC orientation camps in their states”.

    “Corps members would not be posted to areas such as communities in Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa States because of the security situation in those places.”

    The NYSC State Director, Mrs. Regina Iluebbey, thanked Kazaure for the visit, noting that it was not all corps members that have the privilege of meeting the NYSC DG during their service years.

  • Lagos NYSC appeals for new permanent orientation camp

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Co-ordinator in Lagos State, Prince Mohammed Momoh, has appealed to the state government to expedite action on the construction of a permanent orientation camp on the land allocated to the scheme in Agbowa, Ikorodu.

    Momoh, who thanked the government for donating the land at the closing ceremony of 2,868 Batch B Stream 2 corps members, which  held last Monday at the Iyana Ipaja NYSC Orientation camp, said he hoped the funding for the construction of the new camp would be provided for in the 2018 budget.

    “We specially thank His Excellency for the allocation of land at Agbowa for the construction of a permanent orientation camp, befitting the status of Lagos State.  It is our fervent hope and prayer that the construction of the orientation camp would be included in the next year’s budget,” he said.

    In an interview, Momoh lamented that limited space at the Iyana Ipaja camp restricted the corps members from undergoing the three-week orientation programme in Lagos despite the state having the highest absorptive capacity for primary assignment posting in Nigeria.

    He said after the orientation programme, the state gets as many as the number of corps members originally assigned to it redeployed from other states.

    He, however, said the situation was not ideal as the redeployed corps members were not able to respond appropriately to their environment because they missed out of the orientation programme.

    “Lagos is the only state in the Southwest without a permanent orientation camp.  Yet, Lagos has the highest absorptive capacity in the country for places of primary assignments.  If we can get a camp that can accommodate up to 5,000 corps members, more would be posted to Lagos and not have to be redeployed from other states,” he said.

    Momoh added that getting the camp constructed during his tenure would be a great achievement.

    Addressing the corps members, he advised them to take their posting “in good faith” and desist from unnecessary travels outside the state.

    “Let me strongly advise our dear corps members to obey the rules of NYSC as the scheme will not hesitate to punish erring corps members as spelt out in the NYSC bye-law.  It is pertinent to warn you not to play truancy and desist from engaging in acts capable of denting the image of the scheme. Do not embark on unauthorised journeys outside Lagos State as many have met their untimely death through such journeys,” he warned.

    Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr Oluseye Oladejo, also counseled the corps members to give their best wherever they are posted, promising that their efforts would be rewarded.

    “I assure you of the warm reception that awaits you wherever you may be posted for your primary assignment.  You must strive to put in your best and make positive impact in your various places of primary assignment.  Excellent performance will be duly recognised and rewarded at the end of the service year,” he said.

     

  • El-Rufai to upgrade Kaduna NYSC permanent camp

    El-Rufai to upgrade Kaduna NYSC permanent camp

    As 2,500 corps members deployed to Kaduna State by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) resume proper primary service, Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has promised to facelift the camp facilities before the next orientation exercise.

    El-Rufai said doing so will give incoming corps members deployed to the state conducive environment to begin the service year on motivating ground which will eventually lead to maximum productivity.

    The governor said he has directed the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture to ensure that contractors commence work on the comprehensive renovation of the facilities immediately after the corps members may have vacated the camp.

    El-Rufai, who was represented by Commissioner for Youth, Sports and Culture, Daniel Dan-Auta, while declaring the camp closed on Wednesday, reiterated the commitment of his administration to providing youths with needed support to make them triumph in their endeavours because of their pivotal role in developmental projects of his administration.

    The governor also assured corps members of their safety in any part of the state they are posted to serve as adequate security measures in collaboration with security apparatus in the State, adding that he will reward those that distinguished themselves at the end of the service year.

    El-Rufai further directed that all ministries, department and agencies of the state government must not reject corps members posted to them.

    “Let me remind you once more that the major objective of the NYSC is to foster unity and integration among the diverse ethnic nationalities of our great country through the youths. I therefore urge you to pursue the realization of this goal in practical terms by taking your host community as your home and joining in contributing to its socio-economic development, ” said the governor.

    Earlier, NYSC Coordinator in the State, Prince Mohammed Momoh, thanked the State government for moral and financial supports to the scheme, quickly appealed to the governor to fulfill his promise as regarding commencement of the rehabilitation before the next orientation camp few months away from now.

    “The completion of the rehabilitation before the next orientation as promised by the state government will make the camp more conducive for informing corps members,” he said.

    He urged corps members to identify areas of needs of their host communities and mobilize members of the communities to over-come such challenges.

    He however implored them to respect the custom, culture and traditions of the people and do their best to identify with their problems and aspiration particularly those in the grassroots.