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The Digest: The nation mourns as dreams turn to dust on a highway to service, with sixteen young lives lost in a single accident while answering the call of duty, and two others fighting for survival in a devastating blow to communities and the spirit of national unity. Key Points: 16...

The Digest: National Youth Service Corps has released deployment details for its 2025 Batch C, announcing that some prospective corps members posted to Lagos and the FCT will undertake their orientation in neighbouring states due to camp capacity arrangements. Key Points: Call-up letters...

The Digest: Nigerian troops have rescued 74 National Youth Service Corps members from potential abduction after their vehicles broke down along the dangerous Buratai–Kamuya road in Borno State. The Joint Task Force intervened when CCTV monitoring detected suspicious activity near the stranded...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps has extended its online registration for the 2025 Batch C1 mobilisation to accommodate thousands of prospective corps members facing portal challenges. According to official updates, the new deadline is November 11, providing additional time for...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps has announced the release of call-up numbers for the 2025 Batch C Prospective Corps Members. According to an official statement, the numbers were issued based on registration order, but camp capacity limitations mean only about 40% of registrants...

The Digest: Abia State Governor Alex Otti has announced a landmark increase in the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state, raising it from a stagnant ₦4,000 to a significant ₦50,000. This move, the first adjustment in 27 years, is part of a...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced a 48-hour extension for online registration of 2025 Batch C prospective corps members, citing technical issues that hampered the process. The new deadline is now midnight on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Key Points...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps has officially opened registration for Batch C Stream I of 2025, launching the final mobilization cycle for Nigerian graduates this year. The digital registration process requires careful documentation across three categories of prospective corps...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps has opened its registration portal for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ remobilization exercise, allowing corps members who previously absconded from service to regularize their status. The window, which runs from October 25 to November 3, 2025, also requires...

The Digest: According to Saturday PUNCH, blacklisted universities in the Benin Republic are collaborating with private Nigerian polytechnics to illegally enroll their graduates in the NYSC program by issuing them fabricated National Diploma and Higher National Diploma certificates for fees up...

The Digest: The Bank of Industry (BOI) has launched a N2 billion entrepreneurship program to provide affordable loans to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Key Points: The 'N2bn BOI–NYSC Entrepreneurship Programme' offers loans of up to N5 million per corps member. The...

The Digest: As Minister Uche Nnaji faces a certificate scandal disowned by his university, a pattern emerges of Nigerian ministers, from Kemi Adeosun to Stella Oduah, becoming enmeshed in controversies over their academic and service records while in office. Key Points: Minister Uche Nnaji...

The Digest: A promising future was abruptly ended by the persistent spectre of communal violence. According to the Daily Post, Taoreed, a fresh graduate of Osun State College of Technology, was killed by a stray bullet just after collecting his NYSC call-up letter, a symbol of his transition...

The Digest: The Federal Government has made compliance with the Nigeria Education Repository and Databank (NERD) policy mandatory for all National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) mobilisation or exemption. Effective October 6, the new rule requires Nigerian graduates to deposit their academic...

The Digest: After a two-month hiatus, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has resumed payments of the new N77,000 monthly allowance. The payments, covering arrears from July 2024 to March 2025, reflect the government's commitment to addressing economic hardship for Nigerian youth. Key...

The Digest: The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the start of online registration for the 2025 Batch ‘B’ Stream II, beginning on Monday, September 8, 2025. This step marks the commencement of the program that aims to foster national unity among young Nigerian graduates. Key...

The Digest: Jennifer Elohor, a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, has shared her traumatic experience after an assault by Anambra Vigilante operatives. The incident has sparked widespread outrage, with calls for justice and tighter regulations on local security groups. Key Points...

The Digest: The Anambra State Government has dismissed and ordered the prosecution of eight vigilantes for the brutal assault and public stripping of a female NYSC member. This swift and decisive Justice's Act aims to reform the state's security operations and restore public trust. Key...

The Digest: The NYSC has condemned the assault on Corps member Edema Elohor Jennifer in Anambra by operatives of the Anambra State Vigilante Group. The vigilantes entered a Corps Lodge in Oba, alleging illegal activities. Jennifer was assaulted during the raid. The NYSC has reported the...

The Digest: A disturbing video has surfaced showing vigilantes in Anambra State violently assaulting and stripping female NYSC members. Accused of being internet fraudsters, the corps members were brutalized, revealing a gross Trust's Betrayal by a group meant to ensure community safety. Key...