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NYSC Warns Foreign Institutions Against Fake Mobilization
Joel Ajayi
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has stated that the Scheme would continue to prevent unqualified persons from participating in National Service.
He said NYSC programme aims at remodelling the Nigerian youths for national unity and development through inculcation of values such as discipline, honesty, probity, accountability, hardwork, entrepreneurship and self reliance.
He disclosed this on Wednesday in his address at the meeting of NYSC Management with some Corps Producing Institutions in Africa, with the theme; “Tackling the Emerging Challenges in Mobilization of Foreign-Trained Graduates For Effective National Service”, held in Abuja.
General Ahmed added that instead of building world-class graduates in both character and learning and in consonance with the ideals of NYSC, the tendency by school owners to cut corners and maximize financial gain takes the centre stage, leading to antithetical production of graduates.
“It is expected that, from 2024 Batch ‘A’ service year, collection of masterlist of graduates would be extended to schools in Niger Republic, Cameroun, Ghana, and Uganda, which constitutes about 20% of graduates from the African continent.
The exercise would be extended to cover countries identified with high vulnerability to faking of academic and travel documents”, he said.
The Director General also said the Scheme is doing its best to check the activities of dishonest people adding that the fight against unwholesome practices in the educational sector must be a collective responsibility.
General Ahmed stated further that as part of the measures to overcome the challenges in the mobilization of foreign-trained Nigerian graduates, all schools in Benin Republic, Togo, Cameroun and Niger shall henceforth be submitting project-bound master-list of their graduates to the NYSC every service year.
He said the practice has been available for schools in Nigeria for a number of decades and has proved very useful.
The Director, Corps Mobilization, Hajiya Walida Siddique Isa in her introductory address disclosed that the Scheme would continue to engage countries operating academic systems which manifests elements of deviance from the global best practices and the NYSC established mobilization protocols.
During the meeting, there were goodwill messages from the National Universities Commission (NUC), Federal Ministry of Education and Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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FGGC Calabar Old Girls Association (Global) Hosts Its First Annual General Meeting in Abuja
Cyril Ogar
In the years following the Nigerian Civil War, the Federal Government adopted education as a vital tool for promoting national unity and integration.
This vision led to the establishment of Federal Unity Colleges—institutions designed to bring together students from diverse ethnic, religious, and socio-economic backgrounds, fostering harmony while providing quality education.
In a statement signed on Friday by President of the Federal Government Girls’ College (FGGC) Calabar Old Girls Association (Global), Dr. Diana Mary Tiku Nsan highlighted that upon graduation, students of unity schools continue to play crucial roles in nation-building, fostering unity, and driving progress through their alumni networks.
To this end, the FGGC Calabar Old Girls Association (Global) will hold its inaugural Annual General Meeting (AGM) from November 13th to 16th, 2025, in Abuja, under the theme: “Turning Friendships into Profitable Partnerships.”
Alumnae from across Nigeria and around the world have expressed strong enthusiasm for the maiden AGM, during which the first Global Executive Committee of the Association will be elected by accredited delegates representing global chapters.
Prior to this, the Association had been managed by a Caretaker Committee led by Mary Ann Mogalu, which also established an AGM Planning Committee chaired by Elizabeth Eminue-Abasiekong to organize this landmark event and oversee the formation of the Global Executive.
The dedication, passion, and teamwork of these women have been instrumental in sustaining and advancing the goals of the Association.
The four-day event will open with a Meet and Greet session and will feature strategic business sessions, Jumat prayers, chapter reports, the swearing-in ceremony of the Global Executive, a thanksgiving service, and a variety of social and networking activities. Registered participants—comprising proud alumnae of FGGC Calabar—are eagerly anticipating the celebration.
Dr. Nsan, who also serves as the President of the Calabar Chapter, underscored the importance of members upholding the Federal Unity Colleges’ motto, “Pro Unitate” (For Unity), as a guiding principle for adding value at every level—personal, institutional, and national.
She extended her best wishes to all members for a successful and impactful maiden AGM.
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