Friday, November 13, 2026

Tinubu to honour 210 ex-NYSC members

The award ceremony will hold on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 11 a.m.

• July 26, 2025
Tinubu giving an address
President Bola Tinubu [Credit: TheCable]

No fewer than 210 corps members will be honoured by President Bola Tinubu at the president’s National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Honours Award for 2020 to 2023 service years.

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by NYSC’s director of media, Emeka Mgbemena.

According to him, the award ceremony will hold on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa at 11 a.m.

Mr Mgbemena said that the awardees are made up of 200 ex-corps members who excelled meritoriously in all the four cardinal programmes of the NYSC.

The programmes, he said, are orientation course, primary assignment, community development service and winding -up/passing-out in the course of service in the 2020 to 2023 Service years.

“Others that will also be honoured by the president under the NYSC Hope Alive Initiative are 10 ex-corps members that suffered various degrees of permanent disabilities while serving their fatherland,” he said.

He said the minister of youth development, Ayodele Olawande, director-general of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu and NYSC management were looking forward to welcoming the award beneficiaries and guests to the event.

(NAN)

We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.

More from Peoples Gazette

Nigerian Bar Association

States

Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future

The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.

farmers

Agriculture

FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology

The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices

Katsina State

Politics

Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku

“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”

Delta Governor, RT. Hon Sheriff Oborevwori [Photo: Facebook/ Sheriff]

States

Gov. Oborevwori pledges stronger partnership with traditional rulers

The governor described traditional rulers as indispensable partners in governance.

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA)

Heading 2

NMDPRA moves to curb tanker crashes, sensitises drivers

He noted that the transportation of petroleum products remained critical to Nigeria’s energy security and economic development.

Scott Colom

World

Scott Colom emerges first Black senator-elect in Mississippi since 1874

Mr Colom, 43, scored 49.2 per cent of the votes to defeat incumbent Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith.

APC LOGO

Lagos

APC condemns disruption of Obi’s NDC town hall meeting in Lagos

The APC enjoined political parties and candidates to campaign on issues that uplift Nigerians’ lives and not instigate violence at political events.

Yunusa Tanko and Peter Obi

Hot news Home top

I left Obi because my trust, loyalty were betrayed: Yunusa Tanko

Mr Tanko’s exit from the Obidient Movement is the latest in a series of departures by Mr Obi’s followers.

ASUU

Heading 1

2027: ASUU warns officials against endorsing political parties, candidates

ASUU said members were free to exercise their constitutional rights to vote and participate in the electoral process.