NILDS Trains Corps Members in Digital, Vocational Skills
By Sofiat Adenekan-Abdul The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has introduced a three-month skills development programme to prepare corps members for employment and entrepreneurship after national service. The programme, initiated by NILDS Director-General, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, is being implemented in partnership with the University of Abuja’s Centre for Entrepreneurship Development and Students’ […]
All 20 Abducted Corps Members Regain Freedom in Imo
By Chinedu Echianu All 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members abducted while travelling from Oyo State to their orientation camps in Abia State have regained their freedom. The victims were kidnapped seven days ago along the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Umunoha, Imo State, while travelling in two buses from Ibadan. They are currently receiving […]
NILDS to launch French Club to sustain staff language skills
The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) is to establish a French Club to help staff sustain the language skills they acquired during a three-month training programme. The Director-General of NILDS, Professor Abubakar Sulaiman, announced the initiative at the closing ceremony of the first phase of the programme in Abuja. He explained […]
HURIWA Demand Rescue of 15 Abducted NYSC Members in Kogi
By Anayo Akwitti The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the reported abduction of 15 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Kogi State, demanding their immediate and safe rescue. The group say the corps members were abducted on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, while returning from the NYSC orientation camp in Bayelsa […]
11 Rescued As Gunmen Attack Vehicles Along Kogi Expressway
By Sulyman Gobir Eleven people, including some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), have been rescued after gunmen attacked vehicles along the Aloma–Egane Expressway in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. The incident occurred at about 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, around Ogene Zaria, near the Ogene Zaria–Onicha-Igo Junction. According to the Kogi […]
FG to Train 300 NYSC Members as CNG Technicians
By Oluwakemi Kindness The Federal Government says 300 National Youth Service Corps members will be trained and certified as compressed natural gas technicians and deployed to CNG conversion centres across Nigeria. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Youth Initiatives, Monitoring and Delivery, Dr. Titilope Gbadamosi, disclosed this in Abuja. She spoke at the […]
Groups seek inclusive dialogue on NYSC reforms
By Oluwakemi Kindness Civil society organisations and youth groups have called for broad stakeholder participation in the ongoing review of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), insisting that any reform of the scheme must reflect the views of those directly impacted. The groups, under the aegis of the Centre for Equity, Justice and Transparency in […]
Leaders Hail Sulaiman’s Reforms at NILDS after 7 years
By Zainab Bakare Prominent academics, jurists, lawmakers and former public officials have celebrated the Director-General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS), Professor Abubakar Suleiman, for what they described as seven years of visionary leadership that has transformed the institute into a leading centre for legislative research, policy development and democratic governance […]
NYSC Corps Member Donates Toilet Facility to Abuja School
By Ezugwu Chidera A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Salisu Al-min Mohammed, has constructed a modern three-block toilet facility at Government Senior Secondary School, Piwoyi, Lugbe, Abuja, in a move aimed at improving sanitation and creating a healthier learning environment for students. The project, inaugurated on Wednesday by the Director General of the National […]
Agbese Warns NYSC Reforms Threaten National Unity
By Oluwakemi Kindness A member of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese, has called on President Bola Tinubu to suspend the implementation of the Federal Government’s proposed reforms to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He warned that some of the changes could undermine the scheme’s core mandate of national integration and weaken Nigeria’s national […]