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Federal Government reopens NYSC camps November 10

The Federal Government has approved the reopening of all camps where the National Youth Service Corps orientation exercises hold on November 10. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, made this known in a tweet on Thursday. He tweeted, 

Troops kill more terrorists in Borno, clear 25 camps

Troops of Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have neutralised unspecified number of Boko Haram and Islamic State of the West African Province (ISWAP) fighters during a significant week-long offensive against terrorists in Borno State. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai

Army Destroys Edo Militant Camps, Arrests Seven Suspects

The 4 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Edo State, on Wednesday said it had arrested seven suspected militants in Benin, the state capital. It explained that the suspects were arrested during a joint operation with other security agencies in the Ekehuan area of

NYSC shuts down orientation camps over coronavirus fears

The National Youth Service Corps has asked corps members currently in orientation camps across the country to vacate the camps over coronavirus fears. The virus has killed over 7000 persons globally and yesterday, a third case was confirmed Positive in Lagos

No more Boko Haram camps in North-East - Nigerian Army

The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sanni Usman, on Monday in Lagos said there were no longer camps of Boko Haram terrorists in the North-Eastern part of the country. Usman made the assertion while addressing newsmen at the inauguration of Strategic

4 Dead, 17 Injured As Suicide Bombers Attack Dalori IDPs Camps

At least four persons have been feared dead in a suicide bomb attack at the Dalori Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps 1 and 2 in Maiduguri on Sunday night. The North-East Zonal Information Officer of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA),

Mass surrender rocks Boko Haram camps as scores of insurgents lay down arms

The Multinational Joint Tasks Force (MNJTF) combating insurgency in the Lake Chad region said it has continued to record mass surrender of insurgents. A statement on Saturday by the spokesman of the task force, Lt.-Col. Abubakar Abdullahi, said the development

NDLEA ramps up search for ex-beauty queen suspected of dealing illicit drugs

The NDLEA has declared ex-beauty queen, Ms. Aderinoye Queen Christmas, better known as Ms. Queen Oluwadamilola Aderinoye wanted for allegedly dealing illicit drugs. She was listed as wanted after fleeing from National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, raid

"Corps members will now provide fitness certificates at orientation camps." - NYSC spokesperson, Eddy Megwa.

Prospective corps members will now be required to provide fitness certificates from accredited public health facilities at orientation camps around the nation, according to a recent National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) announcement. The certificate of fitness

Read The Amazing Story Of How Mammy Ochefu Started Mammy Market In Soldiers Barracks And NYSC Camps

Did you know that mammy market was named after a woman called Mammy Ochefu? Yes! Every military barrack in Nigeria has a place called 'mammy market', a place close to the barracks, where soldiers' interact and buy their daily needs. In 1955 at Enugu, the market