Education

EFCC-NYSC CDS Group, an ally in Corruption Fight- EFCC

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1 year ago

October 4, 2024

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has described the EFCC-NYSC Community Development Services, CDS, as an integral social agent in the fight against corruption and internet fraud.

This was disclosed by the Director, Public Affairs Directorate of the Commission, Commander of the EFCC, CE Wilson Uwujaren while receiving the EFCC-NYSC CDS Group at the Commission’s headquarters, Abuja.

Uwujaren charged the corps members to uphold the core values of the Commission in their CDS Group and be conversant with the mandate of the EFCC by carrying out the sensitization and reorientation aspect of the mandate in tackling the menace of corruption in the society.

“You are like our mouthpiece out there now. We believe that you are very important to us in this engagement that we are in, especially for us in the Public Affairs arm of the EFCC. For you to be able to engage adequately, you have to be conversant with what we are doing at the EFCC. We are going to use this opportunity to encourage all of you,” he said.

Uwujaren further charged the corps members to take responsibilities and own the fight against graft, adding that they are the EFCC’s ambassadors, who must uphold the core values of the Commission.

“Being a part of the EFCC group also comes with a responsibility from your part. When you talk about core values, we are talking about integrity, transparency, and those attributes must manifest in your personal conduct with your colleagues within the NYSC and when you go out to engage members of the Community, they should be able to see those virtues in you to convince them that you are also part of the work the Commission is doing

Assuring the corps members of the Commission’s support, the EFCC Director said that, “Whatever resource material we have, when you go out to talk to market women and school children, we will provide those materials for you. And if you have any special project either at individual levels or collectively that you want to execute, you can come up with your proposal and we will support whatever it is in a way that we can,” he said.

Speaking on the mandate of the EFCC, Head, Enlightenment and Reorientation Unit of The EFCC, Aisha Muhammed stated that the EFCC investigates, prosecutes and sensitizes the public on the dangers of corruption and cybercrimes.
“These are the three core mandates of the EFCC and advocacy is one of them. We go out to enlighten people and talk to them.

We have the Integrity Clubs in primary and secondary schools, we have the Zero Tolerance Clubs in the universities and then we have the NYSC CDS Group. We go out to talk to people at market places, motor parks, we collaborate with civil society organizations, we do inter-agency collaboration because EFCC cannot do it alone and we can’t be everywhere, so we tend to have everybody on our page and just like my boss said, you are our foot soldiers and you are expected to spread this anti-corruption message,” she said.

On the sensitization works of the corps members, she explained that, “what you need is just to tell people to desist from corruption, we all know what corruption does, we can see the effect of corruption in schools and its effects, even this ‘Japa’ syndrome is a result of corruption. Every youth wants to leave all because of corruption”.

Earlier in his remark, President of the EFCC-NYSC CDS group, Abidemi Akinwande, said his group was desirous of identifying with the EFCC and play its part in in the fight against corruption as individuals and group.

“We want to tell people about what exactly the EFCC is all about, we have people that are not learned, people that didn’t go to school, so we have a plan of going to market places, motor parks and the rural areas with flyers preaching against corruption, and suggesting to them how we can curb corruption. We are interested in letting the people know what exactly corruption is all about and how we can grow as a community and as a nation,” she said.

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Education

Nigerian Law School Student Reportedly Takes His Own Life Following Disqualification From Bar Final Exam In Yola

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18 hours ago

December 7, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Ayomiposi Ojajuni, a Nigerian Law School student, has passed away after reportedly being barred from taking the Bar Final examinations at the Yola Campus.

According to SaharaReporters, sources said that Ojajuni, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, became visibly distressed on Saturday morning, December 6, upon learning he had been barred from participating in the professional examination, which began that day.

He was later said to have ingested a harmful substance shortly after receiving the news.

It was further gathered that the decision to deny him access to the exam was taken as a disciplinary action, following multiple queries previously issued to him by the institution.

Ojajuni was rushed to the Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Yola, where he died on Sunday.

Education

Borno Kids Stole The Show At NYSC Camp With Flawless March Past (Video)

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2 days ago

December 6, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

A group of primary school pupils from host communities in Borno State captivated participants at the NYSC orientation camp in Maiduguri with a precise and energetic marching display during the inter-platoon parade competition.

The viral footage shows four children marching confidently beside corps members, sparking loud cheers from onlookers who were visibly delighted by their coordination and enthusiasm.

The heartwarming moment quickly gained traction on social media, where users applauded the Army and the NYSC for creating an atmosphere of joy and normalcy in a region often defined by insecurity.

The children later received warm praise and encouragement from military officials and corps members at the camp, rounding off a memorable day marked by wide smiles and excitement.

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Teachers strike looms in Kwara over unmet demands

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2 days ago

December 6, 2025

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A statewide industrial action by the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, looms in Kwara State as a result of unmet demands to the state government.

The national body of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) criticised the state government for what it described as continued failure to address long-standing welfare concerns affecting teachers across the state.

In a letter addressed to Governor Abdulraham Abdulrazaq, the union condemned the government’s refusal to implement the 27.5% Teachers Specific Allowance (TSA) and the National Harmonized Teachers Retirement Age Act, 2022.

The letter, dated November 13, 2025, and acknowledged by the Governor’s Office on November 17, was jointly signed by the NUT National President, Comrade Audu Titus Amba, and the Secretary-General, Dr Clinton Ikpitibo.

The NUT stated in the letter that several engagements with government officials between 2023 and 2025 did not yield any positive outcome.

The union expressed disappointment that while the government had approved consolidated salary structures for medical workers, nurses, and judiciary staff, the long-standing demands of teachers remained unaddressed.

It warned that the refusal to implement the 27.5% TSA for TRCN-certified teachers and 21% for non-TRCN-certified teachers had pushed teachers in the state “into a riotous mode,” noting that frustration within the system had reached breaking point.

The NUT also criticized the government’s failure to implement the National Harmonized Teachers Retirement Age Act, which extends teachers’ retirement age to 65 years or 40 years in service.

The letter added that over 25 states had already complied with the law, lamenting that Kwara State despite being led by the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, had failed to follow suit.

The union called on the governor to convene an emergency meeting before December 13, 2025, stressing that there was still room for peaceful resolution if the government acted promptly.

“We do hope that our interventionist approach is accepted, because to jaw-jaw will be better than to war-war,” the NUT said.

Copies of the letter were sent to the Acting Head of Service, the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, the State Controller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Kwara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the NUT.

With tension rising among teachers, the union warned that failure to address the issues urgently, could trigger a fresh industrial action that may disrupt academic activities across the state.