Tinubu honours 210 ex-NYSC members

Ifeyinwa Susan Francis

President Bola Tinubu honours no fewer than 210 ex-corps members at the President’s National Youth Service Corps, NYSC. He Honours Award for 2020 to 2023 service years.

This was disclosed by Daily Post on July 26 2025

This was disclosed in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by NYSC’s Director of Media, Mr Emeka Mgbemena.

Mgbemena said that the awardees are made up of 200 ex-corps members who excelled successfully in all four cardinal programmes of the NYSC.

The programmes, he said, are Orientation Course, Primary Assignment, Community Development Service, and Winding-Up/Passing-Out.

The statement said the award ceremony will be held on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa

Others that will also be honoured by the President under the NYSC Hope Alive Initiative are 10 ex-corps members that suffered various degrees of permanent disabilities while serving their fatherland,” the statement added.

Minister of Youth Development, Mr Ayodele Olawande, Director-General of NYSC, Brig.-Gen.

Olakunle Nafiu and NYSC Management were looking forward to welcoming the award beneficiaries and guests to the event, the statement further said