Great news for all National Youth Corp Members (NYSC) as the President Muhammadu Buhari approves a compulsory health insurance. Not long ago, the president approved that all National Youth corp members be included/ enrolled in the National health insurance scheme(NHIS) The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps Brigader-General Shuaibu Ibrahim expressed his profound
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to youths in Nigeria to end street protests and get involved in negotiations aimed at ending police brutality in the country. Buhari made the appeal on Sunday, November 1, at an event to mark the maiden national youth day celebration. President Buhari wants Nigerian youths to participate in discussions on
The FG has declared Thursday October 29, 2020 as Public Holiday to mark this year’s Eidul-Mawlid Celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
Former Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has emerged as the Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), ARISE News reports. According to a breaking news on ARISE News on Wednesday afternoon, Okonjo-Iweala defeated her only challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee, by a wide margin. Her emergence is expected to be announced formally by
The Federal government has officially unveiled the registration portal for the N75 Billion Nigeria Youth Investment Fund (NYIF), thereby paving the way for interested young Nigerians between the age of 18-35 years old to apply. Successful applicants will undergo 5 days of compulsory online training which is free. Fund approval will range from N250,000 to
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sacked its officer, Corps Assistant Illiya Ibrahim, of the Gwagwalada Division Abuja for partaking in the looting of a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory. Ekundayo Gbenga, Media Assistant to the Commandant General, NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana Muhammadu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday evening. On
The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu has approved that all markets can now resume operation fully. The commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs Dr Wale Ahmed in a statement announced that the Governor took a decision to further enhance trade and commerce as well as mitigate the hardship in the economy at large. Further
The Oyo State government has ordered the employment of 5,000 youths in the state into various government agencies. The state governor, Seyi Makinde made this announcement on Monday during a stakeholder meeting with traditional rulers, security chiefs, religious leaders, and chairmen of the 68 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas. He said the 5,000
Lagos—The United States Consulate General in Lagos on Tuesday announced a call for applications for the 2020 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a U.S. Government initiative that supports women entrepreneurs around the world. For the second annual AWE, we will select 120 female entrepreneurs from across southern Nigeria to receive virtual and in-person training and
In a tweet by the Lagos State Governor on 27 October 2020, 2 youths who have been at the forefront of the #EndSARS protests, Rinu Oduala and Majekodunmi Temitope have been nominated and named part of the recently formed Lagos State judicial panel on SARS. According to Governor Sanwo Olu, this is part of the