NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2014 Batch A

 
Some of you have asking for the date for the 2014 Batch 'A' 2014 Orientation programme. Now, you have it . Below is the NYSC Mobilization Time Table For 2014 Batch A

	S/NO	Event	Date
1	Registration of Foreign-trained Nigerian Graduates	9th December, 2013 - 14th February, 2014
2	Submission of Masterlist. Screening/Vetting by Mobilization Officers.	6th - 11th January, 2014
3	Coding by ICT Department.	6th - 17th January, 2014
4	Delivery of Preliminary Printouts to Mob Dept/CPIs	20th - 22nd January, 2014
5	Return of Corrected Printouts by Institutions to Mobilization Dept.	29th - 31st January, 2014
6	Correction of errors and printing of call-up letters by ICT Dept.	3rd - 23rd February, 2014
7	Sorting and Packaging of Call-up letters by ICT Dept.	24th - 28th February, 2014
8	Delivery of Call-up letters to Institutions / NYSC Secretariats	3rd - 5th March, 2014
9	2014 Batch ‘A’ Orientation Course	11th March - 1st April, 2014

U.S, Gordon Barrett task corps members on innovation

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By Vera Samuel Anyagafu and Prisca Sam-Duru
The United States Public Affairs Section in partnership with National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and Gordon Barrett have charged Corps members, who have been identified as potential leaders, to build a prestigious network of young African leaders at the forefront of change and innovation in their respective disciplines.
US Acting Consul General Dehab Ghebreab, who spoke at an event organised for corps members,  enjoined them to remain steadfast in their exemplary leadership skill, so as to withstand the constantly changing technology that continues to change the way people live, learn, and work.
She said, “In Africa, considerable progress has been made in developing leadership in support of national development. You are 22-23 years now, and in ten years, if you plan it well, you could be directors, vice presidents of companies, successful politicians, judges, professors, and so, I urge you all to dream big.”
Ghebreab noted that Americans of Nigerian descent have achieved extraordinary successes noting that; some are doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and educators at various Universities across the US, and given the same opportunities, young men and women of Nigeria would attain similar successes.
“Although, challenges of globalizations, such as transnational crime, terrorism, trafficking in persons, and regional conflicts are dampening economic growth, they should not deter efforts to grooming 21st century leaders, who posses the knowledge, skills, discipline, integrity and wisdom to solve global challenges, Dehab said, stressing that, “I am hopeful that beneficiaries of these and other programs will be the effective leaders who will transform Nigeria in the next twenty years.
The US Acting Consul General who strongly believes that through in-country programs and exchange opportunities, such as Fulbright, Humphrey Fellowship and a number of International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP), Nigerian youths leadership skills will have no match across the world, disclosing that, a number of outlined U.S embassy programs in 2014, intend to bring more than 500 young African leaders to the United States each year for leadership training and mentoring.
“These proposed programs intend to create unique opportunities in Africa for youths to use their new skills to propel economic growth and prosperity in the country.” She said.
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/u-s-gordon-barrett-task-corps-members-innovation/

Allawe paid to Corps members in various States of the Federation

I have been inundated with requests for the amount of money Corps members received as allowances (Allawe)across the States. For those who don't know what Corps members call state ''allawe '' is actually money paid in lieu of accommodation and transport as required from Corps employers. Nevertheless, i response to the e-mail requests especially from Prospective Corps members who i have conducted a little research on what is subsisting in various states and came up with the table below. I must add that amounts on the table is subject to review at anytime and therefore may change.

s/n	NAME OF STATE	ALLOWANCE (N )	Remarks
	Abia State	5,000
	Adamawa State
	Akwa Ibom State	6,000
	Anambra State	5,800
	Bauchi State	1,250
	Bayelsa State	4,000	N3,000 for those  Yenegoa, N5,000 for those across water.
	Benue State	2,083	If you Serve in State School
	Borno State	1,000
	Cross River State	3,090
	Delta State	5,000
	Ebonyi State	5,000
	Edo State
	Ekiti State	5,000
	Enugu State	10,000
	Federal Capital Territory
	Gombe State	800
	Imo State	2,000
	Jigawa State	5,000
	Kaduna State	3,000
	Kano State	4,000
	Katsina State	1,000
	Kebbi State	2,000
	Kogi State	1,250
	Kwara State	500
	Lagos State	15,000
	Nasarawa State	2,000
	Niger State	3,000
	Ogun State	5,000
	Ondo State	2,500
	Osun State	5,000
	Oyo State	3,800
	Plateau State
	Rivers State	10,000	10,000 is for Rural schools and N5,000 if in PH
	Sokoto State	4,000
	Taraba State	2,400
	Yobe State	2,500

NYSC DG calls for stakeholders support for welfare of Corps members

 The Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, on Thursday in
Abuja said the issue of welfare of youth corps members was not what the scheme could
handle exclusively.
Olawumi who said this at the NYSC Corps Welfare Schedule Officers Workshop said this
was because corps members’ welfare required the support and contributions of the
sector’s entire stakeholders.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the workshop had as its theme
“Enhancing the Capacity of Corps Welfare Schedule Officers: A Panacea for
Addressing Emerging Challenges in Corps Welfare Administration’’.
“In as much as I appreciate the efforts of those who have been supporting the
scheme at various levels in this area, I wish to appeal for the sustenance and
strengthening of our co-operation.
“This will help to ensure that the service year experience of all corps members
will be a period of their lives that they will always recall with pride and
nostalgia,’’ the NYSC director-general said.
He said given the significance of welfare issues in any organisation, the workshop
was timely as it was designed to comprehensively address corps members’ welfare in
all ramifications.
Olawumi said the NYSC, being a human-centred scheme, had its activities radiating
round corps members who remained the focal point of all operations.
“Therefore, as foot soldiers of the scheme who are deployed to every nook and
cranny of the country for national assignment, their welfare is always accorded high
priority as a measure of ensuring better service delivery,’’ he said.
The director-general said NYSC could not be insulated from both positive and
negative sides of the development within the society as an organisation which has
been operating within a socio-political milieu.
“This, therefore, calls for strategising, review of policies, as well as building
the confidence of the citizens in the ability of the scheme not only to effectively
deploy corps members to all areas of national need, but to equally ensure and
guarantee their welfare, safety and well-being,’’ he said.
In his address, the Director, Corps Welfare and Inspectorate Department, Mr Ochim
Solomon, said the workshop’s theme was informed by the need to bring corps welfare
schedule officers together.
“Ìt is to share their experiences on issues affecting the welfare of corps members.
Furthermore, it is designed to create a forum where current practices and challenges
in the handling of corps welfare matters could be examined.
“This is with the view to evaluating strategies for better and more effective
service delivery,’’ he said.
Solomon said the workshop would also aim to sensitise and reawaken the consciousness
of schedule officers particularly, in reviewing the current security challenges.
“The nature of their schedules will be reviewed, as well as the impact of its
failure on the corporate image of the scheme, if the appropriate strategies are not
adopted,’’ he said.
The director said the workshop would provide the NYSC a veritable platform from
which they can make appropriate and effective improvement on the various welfare
challenges for the corps members.
The three-day programme is continuing tomorrow with participants from all the state
offices attending.

NYSC, NUC partner to tackle menace of fake corps members

The issue of fake Corps members has been a source of worry to the National Youth Service Corps. But efforts are underway to nip it in the bud. The following news report from Vanguard Newspaper seems to suggest that the era of Fake Corps members may soon be over.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/nysc-nuc-partner-tackle-menace-fake-corps-members/http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/01/nysc-nuc-partner-tackle-menace-fake-corps-members/

BY CALEB AYANSINA

ABUJA—The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, yesterday, said it would collaborate with the National Universities Commission, NUC, to checkmate incidence of fake corps members in the country.
The partnership, Vanguard gathered, will also improve the quality of graduates coming out of the Corps Producing Institutions, CPIs, for mobilization for the one year mandatory national service programme.

Director-General of NYSC, Brig-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, made this known during a courtesy visit to the Executive Secretary of NUC, Prof. Julius Okojie, in Abuja.
Olawumi noted that NUC was chosen as the first point of call to CPIs in view of its relevance to the success of NYSC.
He noted that automating the system would go a long way to detect many irregularities that adversely affected the system.

Responding, the NUC boss, Prof. Okojie commended the NYSC for promoting national unity, but noted that the issue of identity crisis was a challenge that needed cooperation of all relevant stakeholders to tackle.
Okojie said; “NYSC is a very successful scheme and I must say it is good we maintain it.
“On the part of NUC, we are working hard to ensure that we improve on quality of education.”

Okojie noted that the commission was fully aligned with NYSC on the issue of system automation, adding that “we will ensure that in our portal, university authorities enter their data.”
Prof. Okojie also urged university authorities to ensure that they put encrypted coded chip on their certificates to make it impossible for people to forge.