President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has offered immediate employment into the Federal Civil Service, N250,000 and scholarship up to PhD level to 200 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in recognition of their outstanding performance during their service years between 2020 and 2023.
President Tinubu also eulogised the awardees for their “discipline, commitment, selflessness, teamwork, patriotism and integrity.”
The president was represented by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha at the combined President’s NYSC Honours Award Ceremony (2020-2023) in Abuja.
He assured the honourees that the “Head of the Civil Service of the Federation and the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission will immediately commence their employment process.
President Tinubu also announced that 10 physically challenged former corps members, who sustained varying degrees of disability during the service year, should also be offered employment.
He further added that all those honored including those with disabilities—will receive a scholarship to pursue a postgraduate degree at any Nigerian university of their choice up to doctorate level.
The president, who stressed the administration’s commitment to youth empowerment, said the government has developed several youth-related programmes, covering education, skills development, technology and information sustainability.
Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, lauded President Tinubu’s unwavering commitment to the future of Nigerian youth.
He applauded the recent increase in NYSC members’ allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, underscoring that this adjustment was a response to current economic demands and not a political gesture.
The Director-General of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, commended the contributions of Nigerian youth to the nation’s progress
(Daily Trust)
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