•Youth Corps members The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will mobilise no fewer than 650,000 graduates from within and outside Nigeria for the mandatory service programme next year. Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye, made this known in Abuja today while delivering a goodwill message at the 7th National Day of...
•NAF personnel The Nigeria Air Force has announced the commencement of applications for its Direct Short Service Commission 34/2025. The announcement, made via the NAF’s official X handle today, invites applications across a wide range of professions, including engineering, medical, and cyber specialities, reflecting the force’s evolving needs...
•Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa The federal government yesterday announced a 50 per cent increase in scholarship grants to Nigerian students across all tertiary levels. It said the “landmark reform of Nigeria’s national scholarship programme —its most ambitious overhaul in more than a decade,” was aimed at easing the financial burden on s...
•Cultists Two graduates of the Niger Delta University, Amassoma, have been hacked to death by suspected cultists at the Gbarantoru community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. One of the victims was identified as Ayaokpo Sinclair from Tombia community, while the identity of the second victim had yet to be confirmed as of [&hell...
•Senator Osita Ngwu The Minority Whip of the Senate, Senator Osita Ngwu yesterday lamented that the number of graduates produced each year by various universities exceeds the jobs created annually, resulting in a significant mismatch between the supply of graduates and the demand for labour. Senator Ngwu also raised the alarm on the rising rat...
•Youth Corps members Full-time Higher National Diploma graduates who previously completed part-time National Diploma programmes have voiced strong opposition to the proposed exclusion of such graduates from the National Youth Service Corps scheme. This protest comes as the registration for the second stream of Batch C mobilisation began yester...
•TASUED main gate Concerned graduates of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State have dragged the leadership of the institution’s alumni to the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, demanding an explanation on how funds contributed by members were utilised. The petition follows a protest by the graduates over the hi...
•Youth Corps members In its continuous effort to prevent unqualified graduates from obtaining the national service certificate, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said a total of 54 corps members who were illegally mobilised by the University of Calabar, have been demobilised. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed disclose...
•Dr. Ibraheem Abdul The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), Dr. Ibraheem Abdul, has said alliance between industries and academic institutions is key to producing industry fitted graduates. Abdul, an engineer, stated this during the maiden graduation of “Telecom Access Foundation Programme” at Skillfort Training hub, Oniru, Lekki,...
In a bid to bolster the US economy and retain top talent, the Biden administration has announced new steps to speed up employment-based nonimmigrant visas for recent US college graduates with job offers. The initiative aims to streamline immigration processes and attract skilled workers to the country. By July 18, the Department of State will ...

