13 mins ago The founding father of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Yakubu Gowon, has narrated how the scheme faced opposition, particularly from students, at inception. Gowon, who served as Nigeria’s military head of state between 1966 and 1975, established the scheme to strengthen unity among Nigerians. The country had just come out of…
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A new report drawing attention to the growing challenges faced by environmental defenders has been launched Thursday during New York Climate Week at the Ford Foundation office. The report, released by the Global Climate Legal Defence, is titled “The Dangerous Lives of Climate Defenders.” The report profiled 16 environmental activists, including Congolese environmentalist Rodrigue Katembo…
Governor Makinde, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Suleiman Olanrewaju, in Ibadan, the state capital, gave this advice, while addressing the National Youth Service Corps members during the passing out of the current batch of the NYSC at the Lagos State Orientation Camp. On Tuesday, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde encouraged Nigerian…
