A former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Major General Johnson Olawunmi (Rtd), has defended the scheme’s relevance, insisting it remains a cornerstone of Nigerian integration more than 50 years after its founding. Speaking in Abuja, General Olawunmi dismissed...
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the Nigeria Police Force have vowed to strengthen their partnership to ensure the safety of corps members across the country. The commitment was made during a courtesy visit by the NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, to the...
A motorist has been remanded in custody for two weeks after a violent assault left a road safety official with serious injuries in Abuja. The incident, which occurred at the ECWA Junction in the Karu area on Thursday morning, has sparked a fresh warning from the Federal Road Safety Corps...
A motorist who allegedly abducted a road safety official after being stopped for overloading has been remanded in custody by a magistrate in Nasarawa State. Suleiman Abubakar was sent to the Nasarawa Correctional Centre for seven days following an appearance in court on Thursday. The...
Nigeria’s electoral umpire has moved to quash social media rumours that its regional headquarters in the Niger Delta has been branded with partisan political slogans. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) issued a “categorical rejection” on Thursday of reports...
