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Double Your Effort To Sustain NYSC’s Positive Image, DG Charges PR Officers

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4 years ago

July 14, 2021

Joel Ajayi

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps NYSC Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim has asked the Scheme’s Public Relations Officers to re-double their effort toward sustaining its positive image adding that, their proactive engagement with general public has made the Scheme more visible.

NYSC Boss stated this at the opening ceremony of the scheme Press and Public Relations Officers’ Workshop on Wednesday in Abuja with the theme: “Entrenching New Techniques for Reputation Management in the New Normal.”

The Associate Professor Brig. Gen. Ibrahim who was represented at the occasion by NYSC’s Director of Ventures Mr. Muhammed Momoh commended the NYSC’s mouth-piece for their commitment and dedication to duty which has in no measure contribute to the developmental strides of the Scheme and the positive impact in the Country.

According to him, your proactive engagement with stakeholders and the general public has made the Scheme more visible while sustaining its positive image.

“As you are all aware, the role of Public Relations Officers in any organization is crucial given the fact that they are the image makers of such organizations. The training and retraining of this very important category of officers in the NYSC therefore is significant for the sustenance of the good image of the Scheme.

“It is also in line with Management’s desire to continuously motivate the Scheme’s workforce for better output.

“This workshop is organized to further improve the knowledge of our Public Relations Officers on how to manage the reputation of the Scheme and positively improve its image. Consequently, I implore you to use the forum to identify and address areas of challenges associated with the discharge of your work.

“Specifically, you are to continuously publicize the activities of the corps members in the area of rendering support in containing the spread of COVID-19, the Healthcare Initiative for Rural Dwellers, (HIRD), group and personal Community Development Services of the Corps members, as well as other areas of intervention in national development. You should also sensitize and inform the general public about the inclusion of the NYSC as member of the Federal Government’s Committee on Alternate School programme and the Technical Working Group on Local Content for the Mambilla Hydro-power project among other numerous achievements.

“In line with our quest to improve our operations, Management has commenced the construction of a state-of the-art ICT Center at the National Directorate Headquarters of the Scheme. It is expected that you will bring this, and other developmental strides of the Scheme to the notice of the general public.

He applauded the Public Relation Officers for their prompt responses to false stories concerning the NYSC; “Just as the new media can be deployed to enhance our job of sustaining the visibility for the Scheme, it can equally become a tool for mischief makers. It is therefore imperative that we must always be vigilant to monitor promptly, and refute or correct misconceptions about our operations often circulated by people who use the social media to achieve dubious objectives.

DG therefore, assured the management support and provision of enabling environment to enable them discharge their responsibilities optimally.

In her welcome addressed the Director of Press and Public Publications Mrs Adenike Adeyemi expressed that the Workshop is an annual programme which affords the PR officers a veritable platform to evaluate the Strategies, processes and challenges of managing the image of the Scheme.

She said: “This training therefore seeks to arm the PR officers with the aptitude to deploy effective PR strategies and media technologies required to discharge their mandate successfully in the new normal orchestrated by the current global pandemic.

“I therefore encourage all Workshop participants, to take advantage of this training to retool yourselves for optimum performance in your schedules.

Mrs, Adeyemi equally thanked the Director General for approving the purchase of communication equipment’s for the Orientation Broadcasting Service in our Camps across the nation. “This gesture has certainly enhanced effective and efficient dissemination of information during Orientation programmes.

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NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta

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1 week ago

May 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The tennis courts at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta are buzzing with intensity as the competition hits the quarterfinal stage in both the men’s and women’s singles events, following a gripping round of 16.

Men’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Abubakar Yusuf of FCT will square off against Rivers State’s Abua Canice. Yusuf booked his spot with a 4-0, 4-2 win over Ehigiamusoe Endurance of Edo, while Canice cruised past Azi David 4-1, 4-0.

Bayelsa’s Uche Oparaoji faces Adeleye Daniel of Ekiti in a clash of skill and strategy. Oparaoji outclassed Urenyang Nuhu of Taraba 4-1, 4-2, just as Adeleye powered past Kaduna’s Ibrahim Sulaiman with the same scoreline.

In one of the most anticipated ties, Danjuma Lucky (FCT) will lock horns with Bayelsa’s top seed David Ekpeyong. Danjuma came through a thrilling contest against Ekiti’s Abamu Matthew, rallying to win 1-4, 4-2, 10-5, while Ekpeyong dominated Taraba’s Rubi Toba 4-0, 4-2.

Home favourite Christopher Bulus of Ogun will battle Edo’s Michael Chima for a semifinal ticket. Bulus swept past Rivers’ Timibra Godsgift 4-1, 4-0, while Chima triumphed over Delta’s Iloputa Ikechukwu in a straight-set win.

Women’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Delta’s Barakat Quadri, fresh off a 4-1, 4-0 win over Rebecca Ekpeyong of Bayelsa, will face rising star Emmanuel Bright of the IJA (Invited Junior Athletes), who overcame Rivers’ Maxwell Timipre 4-2, 5-3.

Edo’s Omotayo Blessing will battle Akwa Ibom’s Udoffa Mary in what promises to be a fiery encounter. Omotayo brushed aside Ekiti’s Adeusi Jesutoyosi 4-0, 4-1, while Udoffa outplayed Moses Favour of Kaduna 5-3, 4-0.

Elsewhere, Ogunjobi Success of Ekiti will test her mettle against Aina Goodnews of IJA, and Akwa Ibom’s Etoro Bassey faces Ogun’s Yakubu Ohunene in a South-South vs South-West showdown.

With the quarterfinals locked in, tennis fans are in for a thrilling ride as the battle for medals intensifies under the Abeokuta sun.

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