NYSC was intended to encourage national integration, expose young Nigerians to communities and cultures beyond their immediate experience, and cultivate the idea of service ... So, is NYSC obsolete? Not necessarily.
The police reaction followed widespread claims of ransom payments by some parents of the 20 prospective NYSC members who were released on Wednesday, exactly one week after they were abducted on 1 October ....
The pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has expressed deep dismay over the abduction of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members travelling from Ibadan to their places of primary assignment.
It was gathered that four buses were deployed by the company to convey the prospective corps members to the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Abia State.
The recent announcement by the federal government of far-reaching reforms for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deserves a serious interrogation ... The NYSC remains one of Nigeria’s most enduring national institutions.