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Batch A Orientation Commences April 27 – NYSC DG

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The  2016 Batch ‘A’ Orientation exercise of the  National Youth Service Corps ( NYSC) will commence on April 27, 2016, the Director General, Brigadier General Sule Zakari Kazaure, said yesterday.
He said in a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations Department, Abosede Aderigbibe, that the scheme solicited the usual support of the police force in the protection of orientation camps.   He called for deeper relationship between the scheme and the police,  saying: “Two heads are better than one so, there is strength in collaboration.”
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FG Committed To Security, Welfare Of Corps Members- NYSC DG

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The Director General of the National Youths Service Corps ( NYSC), Johnson Olawumi, has reiterated Federal Government’s commitment to the welfare and security of corps members across the country.

He made the remark on Tuesday at the NYSC permanent orientation camp in Wamakko, headquarters of Wamakko Local Government of Sokoto State when he addressed the 2015 batch “A” corps members deployed to the state and those undergoing three weeks orientation.

Olawumi said “the Federal Government is doing its best to adequately fund the NYSC scheme, while other stakeholders complement these efforts.

“The NYSC management remains committed to the welfare of corps members and will never deviate from doing so.”

He advised the corps members to imbibe qualities that would lead to the realisation of their potential

as prospective leaders of the country.

The director-general also urged the corps members to draw inspiration from the feats achieved by statesmen like General Yakubu Gowon, the founder of the scheme.

He said “you should also emulate other leaders like the Sultan of Sokoto and others, and you must be ready to make similar sacrifices made by those great leaders.

“Becoming a statesman is not easy; you must imbibe the virtues of honesty, loyalty, integrity, hard work and sacrifice for the good of your country.

“All the leaders you see did not get there overnight, they got there through hard work.”

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N4,000 Print Out, Not Compulsory for all Corp Members – NYSC DG, Brig. Gen Olawunmi

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A live tweet conversation between and NYSC DG, Brig. Gen. Johnson Olawumi, conducted Friday reveals that the N4,000 payment for print outs of call up letters is optional.

Using  hashtag  , questions were raised surrounding issues that affect corps members, but most importantly was the N4,000 call up letter print outs fee.

When asked what was the idea behind the N4,000 NYSC charge, he said, “it is for those who want to process their call-up letters online… It is for those who want to avoid the cost & risk of travelling to their schools to collect their call-up letters,”  adding that, “the fee is totally optional,” and that “Those who wish to pick up in their schools are still allowed to do so at no cost.”

Olawunmi went further to state that “Those whose documents have been verified by NYSC for 2014 Batch C can print their call-up letter anywhere.”

He also complied to the assertion that  students don’t have to pay the N4,000 and international students can use the service, which will always be optional. In other words, prospective corps members now have the option of not travelling to their various schools to collect their call up letter.

When asked it is true that from 2015 Batch A, the N4000 charge will become compulsory, he said, “No. The initiative is optional now and will remain so.”