NYSC To Spend N127 Million On Fumigation Of Headquarters

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has appropriated N127 million in the 2020 budget for cleaning and fumigation of its headquarters in Abuja.

The scheme also appropriated N50 million for the establishment and equipment of a new radio station in its headquarters in Abuja.

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The NYSC budget was included in the 2020 budget proposal presented by President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly.

The radio station is aimed at sensitizing the public on the workings and programmes of the scheme, as well as to attend to questions and inquiries from corps members nationwide.

 The scheme also intends to spend N208, 800, 055 million on office stationery and computer consumables.

Recall that the NYSC Director-General, Brig-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, had on October 3, confirmed that the scheme was planning to establish a radio station. “I have just secured approval to establish an FM station in Abuja. We are going to use the radio station to enlighten Nigerians, to entertain Nigerians about the unity of this country. We are re-jigging our efforts at skills’ acquisition. It is one of our cardinal programmes,” he said.

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The budget partly reads, “Renovation of the Printing press in Kaduna State – N70,000,000; establishment and installation of NYSC Radio Station – N50,000,000; Purchase of skills acquisition training equipment for Skills Acquisition Training and Entrepreneurship Development Training – N50,521,125.

“Procurement of 1,000 units of 6-by-6 mattresses – N9,870,000; Procurement of 1000 double bunk beds – N17,000,000; purchase of one farm tractor – N22,000,000; furnishing of six Area Offices of the scheme – N20,000,000.”

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