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Be Security Conscious – Taraba Governor Charges Corps Members

Be Security Conscious – Taraba Governor Charges Corps Members Written by Kelechi Ofor

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NYSC DG advises corps member on dress code

Following recent controversy over dress code for corps members, the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Shuaibu Ibrahim, has urged corps members to always adhere to the dress code. The DG in a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations of NYSC, Adenike Adeyemi, expressed concern over a recent controversy on the dress code for corps members. According to the statement, “The DG notes with great concern the negative perception of the scheme’s dress code, arising mostly from some corps members’ disobedience to the dictates of the code. “For the avoidance of doubt, the scheme has maintained one dress code since May 22, 1973 when it was established, devoid of ethnic, religious or gender bias. “The code remains a pair of khaki trousers and shirt; crested vest; white vest; a pair of white shorts; a pair of zebra-striped socks; a pair of jungle boots; a pair of canvas; belt and fez cap. “This depends on camp activity at any point in any time,” she said. Ibrahim said that the national NYSC camp, predicated on discipline and decency, is a training ground for corps members. “Any other dress code contrary to the officially-sanctioned one will not promote the course of decency,” he stated. According to him, it will be reprehensible for a female corps member to embark on obstacle crossing and other physical training activities on camp, including parade, in skirt or gown. “Those will expose her indecently, thus, leaving little or nothing to imagination. “The management observed with dismay the defacing of the NYSC uniform by some corps members by reshaping their khaki trousers, making them skin-tight, which unduly expose their curvatures, particularly the female corps members. “Some others, in the name of religion, turn the pair of trousers issued to them into skirts. “The scheme, therefore, considers the unwholesome act as an affront to decency on one hand and constituted authority on the other. “It was for that reason that the scheme came up with the policy of having prospective corps members sign undertaking forms to the effect that they will not deface the NYSC uniform, but abide by the dress code for corps members,” the statement said. The NYSC director-general clarified that organisation did not issue hijab as part of its dress code. “Rather, the scheme permits the use of white hijab, which must not be more than shoulder length and must be tucked into the uniform. “The policy of allowing hijab, which does not deface the NYSC uniform, is not new, as it has been there. "The NYSC wishes to assure Nigerians and place on record that it will continue to be single-minded in pursuit of its core mandate of achieving a united, integrated, egalitarian and hate-free nation. “It shall never do anything untoward to undermine or abridge gratuitously the rights of individuals or institutions based on parochial considerations,” he said. Read the full article

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Katsina: 3 NYSC members die in crash – Official

Three Corps members posted to Katsina state have been confirmed by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Katsina State of involvement in a ghastly motor accident in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the corps Public Relations Officer, Alex Obemeata, on Sunday in Katsina. “Sunday Aug. 18, 2019, is a sad day for the NYSC in Katsina State as three Corps Members lost their lives in a ghastly motor accident on their way to a Church programme in Funtua. “The Corps Members numbering 12, were in one bus belonging to the National Association of Catholic Corps Members, Katsina. “Three of them died on the spot,” Obemeata said. The PRO added that the accident occurred when the state governor, Aminu Masari, was passing by at Gobirawa, Kankara LGA on Sunday. He said that the governor stopped over and ordered a vehicle in the convoy to rush the injured to the State’s General Hospital immediately, for treatment, while the corpses had been deposited at the mortuary. He revealed that the State NYSC Coordinator, Alh Ahidjo Yahaya, was at the hospital in company of some senior members of staff, when the ambulance carrying the injured and the deceased arrived. Though the spokesman did not disclose the identities of the deceased, he said Yahaya prayed for repose of their souls and also for God to give the families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss. Read the full article

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The LA Conservation Corps Board of Directors and staff made the difficult decision to bring @the_sea_lab program and site in Redondo Beach to a close at the end of June 2019. The Corps is beyond proud of the successes that our dedicated #SEALab team garnered for the community, sea creatures, and #Corpsmembers they served. As the Corps closes out this chapter of our organization’s history, we invite you to join us in moving forward in a spirit of celebration and remembrance. We have three final SEA Lab events scheduled this month we hope you'll consider attending. And we hope you will share your messages of #sealablove on our social media pages so we can celebrate together as a community. Finally, we hope you will carry forward many more acts of service and compassion to support our #environment, oceans, and youth in ways that are meaningful to you. Learn more at www.lacorps.org #redondobeach #thankyou #gratitude #communitymatters (at Redondo Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByVqn_6Ay8z/?igshid=11hnw64bpsw2q

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Good morning LA! We’re reaching out to find more opportunities for our #Corpsmembers next steps in life at our Employer Engagement Breakfast this morning. We help connect them to #GreenCareer Pathways after they leave the Corps. Let us know if you’re hiring or would like to partner with our #nonprofit and help a #Corpsmember build a brighter future. #lacorpspower #transformingyouth #enhancingcommunities #workforce #LAjobs #environment #conservation #empowerment (at LA Conservation Corps) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwFQl1uhJ6f/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1s1mb8a17zki7

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Teamwork is what #lacorpspower is all about! 

Corpsmembers just wrapped up planting 200 trees in BoyleHeights today. That’s something to feel proud of. 

www.lacorps.org/getatree

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An #ordinary man doing #extraordinary things. Happy birthday Dr. King. A hero and an inspiration for past, present and future generations. UC Berkeley's Jumpstart #corpsmembers volunteers for #mlkjrdayofservice in collaboration with #apedf (African people's education and defense fund)

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#ordinary man doing #extraordinary things. Happy birthday #mlkjr you are truely a hero and an inspiration for present and future generations. #mlkjrdayofservice with Jumpstart at UC Berkeley #corpsmembers in collaboration with #apedf