NYSC Jigawa News

04/05/2023

*NPC To Engage Corps Members In Birth Registration Of 12 Million Children In 2023.*

The National Population Commission has concluded plans to engage 850 Corps Members spread across 22 states in digital birth registration of no fewer than twelve million children between the ages of one and five years, beginning with twenty-two states in Nigeria.

This was disclosed by Alhaji Lawal Abdullahi Mohammed, Head, Civic Registration, National Population Commission, Jigawa State, during the sensitization lecture on Birth Registration at the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Fanisau, Jigawa State.

He said that the birth registration which is supported by the United Nations Children's Fund aims at obtaining timely, accurate and permanent records of births in primary healthcare facilities and communities in no fewer than twelve million children in 2023, using digital registration platform.

Alhaji Lawal said that the role of Corps Members during the registration would be as supervisors stressing that they will not only supervise but equally monitor ad-hoc birth registrars at the health facilities and households at ward levels.

The exercise which would last three months, he said, would also require Corps Members to deploy, train and on board the ad-hoc volunteers in the digitalized process and provide all the needed tools for registration purposes.

In addition, he said, Corps Members would be engaged in the printing of the Birth Certificates and distribution to the communities.

The NPC boss who said the Birth Registration was for identification and national planning maintained that if every Nigerian possess Birth Certificates, there would be little or no need for national population census.

He stated that the NPC was striving to achieve that hence Nigerians of 17 years and below are issued with Birth Certificates for free while those from 18 years and above would only get Birth Attestation on payment of Five thousand naira to government through remita.

18/03/2023

17/03/2023

13/03/2023

UNAUTHORIZED USE OF NYSC UNIFORM

Management of the National Youth Service Corps is compelled to bring to the notice of the general public on the dangers of unauthorized use of NYSC uniform, logo, lyrics, literature and other intellectual materials associated with the National Youth Service Corps.

The Scheme is greatly disturbed by the circulation of various content on social media for entertainment and political purposes where the NYSC uniform is used without consent.

The National Youth Service Corps remains apolitical and neutral in the ongoing political and electioneering process and these unregulated materials continue to portray the NYSC in bad light.
For emphasis, section 14 of NYSC Act clearly specifies that any person who, not being a person serving in the service corps or duly authorised so to do, wears the uniform or any part of the uniform of the service corps is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine of N1,000.00 or to imprisonment for a term of six months or to both such fine and imprisonment.

The Management of the Scheme henceforth, will not hesitate to initiate legal action against any individual or group that contravenes the provisions of the NYSC ACT as regards the use of the NYSC Uniform. The general public should please take note.
Thank you.

Eddy Megwa fnipr
Director Press and Public Relations

12/03/2023

ELECTION DUTIES: DIRECTOR GENERAL'S CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO CORPS MEMBERS

My dear Corps Members!

I consider it a great honour to celebrate the uncommon commitment and the spirit of patriotism demonstrated by Corps members who participated actively during the 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections.

2. In line with my policy thrusts of administration, I consider your welfare and security in the discharge of your election duties as a topmost priority.

3. In addition to telephone numbers of various security agencies and relevant NYSC Officials in your respective States of Service, a toll-free Distress Call number - 6972- was recently launched at the Directorate Headquarters of the Scheme and made available for Corps members to reach out for immediate response when the need arises.

4. I have received real time reports of your conduct across the nation and personally supervised the exercise in Plateau State and wish to commend you for once again, sustaining the good image of the Scheme just like your predecessors did in the past.

5. As another round of electoral exercise approaches, I urge you to sustain your commitment and dedication to your assigned duties and never be involved in acts that will undermine your integrity and the image of the Scheme.

6. Be rest assured that I am with you in this assignment. God willing, I will be leading the management and other officials of the Scheme nationwide, to support, monitor, and coordinate your activities in the forthcoming poll.

7. Thank you, and God bless.

Brigadier General YD Ahmed
FSS MSS DSS fdc MTRCN MNARC
Director General National Youth Service Corps

27/02/2023

10/02/2023

Two Platoon Wallops Three Platoon, 2-1 to Emerge First in Football in Fanisau Camp.

In a keenly contested football final match for the 2023 Batch A stream 1 Corps Members, two platoon walloped three platoon two goals to one to emerge first in football in the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Fanisau, Jigawa State.

As at half time, two platoon was leading by a lone goal. Six platoon thrashed three platoon by two sets to one.

Before the commencement of the football tournament, the State Coordinator, charged the Corps Members to play accordingly to the rules of the game stressing that they should not injure one another in the process.