Tag: #NYSC

Jul

27

2025

Court awards N1m damages to ex-corps member, declares NYSC skirt ban unconstitutional

NATIONAL NEWS#1999Constitution, #NYSC, #NYSCSkirt, #NYSCskirtBan

Court awards N1m damages to ex-corps member, declares NYSC skirt ban unconstitutional The federal high court in Abuja has declared the National Youth Service Corps’ (NYSC) restrictions on female corps members to wear skirts in line with their religious beliefs as unconstitutional. In a landmark judgment delivered on June 13, 2025, Hauwa Yilwa, judge of the federal high court, held that constraining female participants in the scheme to wear trousers which contradicts their sincerely held religious convictions — amounted to a breach of their rights to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion as enshrined in the 1999 Constitution and relevant…

Dec

07

2024

By Famous Reporters

DCP Akinbayo Renovates Female Police, NSCDC Hostel In Enugu NYSC Camp

NATIONAL NEWS#NSCDC, #NYSC

DCP Akinbayo Renovates Female Police, NSCDC Hostel In Enugu NYSC Camp By Samson Oki 'Youths obey the clarion call' opens the acclaimed NYSC anthem which has been sung since 1984 when it was composed by the late Oluwole Adetiran. Since then, the song has spurred Corps members to great feats in various spheres of influence during the mandatory 1-year of service to the country. It is this same clarion call that the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DC Operations, Enugu State Command, DCP Olasoji Olasunkanmi Akinbayo obeyed, not to wear the white and green khaki, but to give back a landmark support…

Jul

23

2023

By Famous Reporters

‘DSS Officer’ Who Testified For Gov. Mbah At Enugu Election Tribunal No Longer In Service –Sources

NEWS, POLITICS#Dss, #ElectionTribunal, #NYSC, #PeterMbah

‘DSS Officer’ Who Testified For Gov. Mbah At Enugu Election Tribunal No Longer In Service –Sources The Department of State Security (DSS) has refuted claims by the National Youths Service Corps NYSC that Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah, forged his NYSC discharge certificate. Yahaya had, while testifying in the favour of the Governor of Enugu State, blamed the inability of NYSC to lay hold of Mbah’s initial certificate, on the Commission's negligence towards maintaining a proper record-keeping system. The Department of State Security (DSS) has said that Isa Yahaya Mohammed, a man who claimed to be an official of the…

Feb

26

2023

By Famous Reporters

#NigeriaDecides: Corps Member Caught Allegedly Transferring LP Presidential Votes To NNPP In Enugu (Photos)

CRIME, POLITICS#ElectoralFraud, #LabourParty, #NNPP, #NYSC

#NigeriaDecides: Corps Member Caught Allegedly Transferring LP Presidential Votes To NNPP In Enugu (Photos) An NYSC member has apologised after she was caught allegedly transferringiLabour Party Votes To NNPP (Photos) In Enugu A Youth Corps member working as an INEC ad-hoc staff has apologized after she was caught at Abakpa, Enugu State allegedly transferring Labour party votes to NNPP. In the viral video, the Youth corps member admitted to the act and said she was ready to accept any punishment meted out to her for the crime.