The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has reiterated its commitment to provide community development services where they are most needed especially, in the rural areas across the country.

Brig:-Gen. Olakunle Nafiu, the Director General of NYSC stated this in Bauchi on Friday during the swearing in ceremony of the 2025 Batch ‘B’ stream II corps members posted to the state.

Represented by Mr Umoren Kufre, the Bauchi state Coordinator of NYSC, Nafiu informed the corps members that they were expected to adhere strictly to the orientation course timetable.

He also urged them to adhere to the NYSC Bye-laws, extant rules and other relevant policies, warning that any deviation from these rules could result in appropriate sanctions.

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“May I assure all and sundry that the corps members will continue to provide services where they are most needed, especially in the rural areas.

“While we continue to pray for wisdom and strength for Gov. Bala Mohammed to lead the state, I want to put on record that we remain very grateful for his support to the scheme.

“I can’t stop appreciating him for the complete renovation of corps members’ hostels at the Mallam Y.M Baba NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp, Wailo and the construction of a brand new multi-purpose Hall.

“There can be no better demonstration of commitment, love and fatherly care than what we are seeing in the camp now. It is now clear for all to see that the governor is a great lover of the youths and particularly the corps members,” he said.

The NYSC DG further explained that out of the 1,900 corps members posted to the state, a total of 1,022 comprising 497 males and 525 females had been successfully registered.

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Also speaking, governor Mohammed reminded the corps members that the primary aim of the NYSC was to promote national unity and integration.

Represented by Adamu Gabarin, Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Mohammed added that the philosophy and initiatives of the scheme acknowledged the significance of physical, psychological, mental, and intellectual development of youth through the orientation course.

“It is now your responsibility to cease this opportunity and make the best use of it during the orientation exercise.

“May I urge you to justify the trust the nation has in you. I challenge you to take the lead and advocate for national development and transformation,” said the governor.

The Bauchi state government says it has begun the production of exercise books and chalks for onward distribution to schools to enhance academic excellence in the state.

Dr Muhammed Lawal, the state’s Commissioner for Education, stated this in Bauchi on Friday while inspecting the production site of the materials at the state’s Education Resource Centre (ERC).

According to him, the state was not only locally producing exercise books and chalks, it was also rebranding all forms of textbooks to make them look new.

“You can see that exercise books are being locally made in Bauchi state under the supervision of the Ministry of Education with the support of Gov. Bala Mohammed. The government has not sunk in resources wastefully. This has paid off.

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“The fact that we can produce exercise books in Bauchi state is a great achievement in this administration and we are getting enough support from the governor by making this happen.

“There is no point going to China and by this development, it will phase out the number of undue, unqualified contractors that supply substandard materials.

“I’m so impressed and overwhelmed seeing what is going on here and as you can see, we are producing not only exercise books, we are rebranding textbooks to make them new.

“If we can have our textbooks made and rebranded in the state, our chalks are being made in the state, what else do we need?” He queried.

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The commissioner, who expressed happiness over the development, said that the centre was a clear indication that education was working in the state through the commitment of governor Mohammed.

He explained that the primary aim of setting up the production site was to ensure that the government supplied the schools with ‘home made products’ such as textbooks, exercise books and chalks.

“When we are well fed, then we can think of exporting these chalks for revenue generation to the state and to the ministry as well.

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“The chalks are made in millions. We make them, we know how to source the materials and the producers are all our staff who are being paid,” said Lawal.

Also speaking, Kabiru Ahmed, Director, Education Resource Centre, who was supervising the production commended the workers for the pace at which they work and their show of commitment and zeal to deliver.

This, he said, has helped in the production of many exercise books and chalks as well as rebranding of textbooks in the state

The National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) has organised an inter-school quiz competition for secondary school students in Bauchi state.

Speaking before the commencement of the 2025 edition of the national debate on the legislature, democracy, and governance, the Director General of the NILDS, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman, said the exercise was to deepen the knowledge of legislative and democratic governance at the level of secondary school students.

According to him, it was to also inspire young Nigerians to cultivate the interest to participate in legislative governance.

He explained that enhancing the knowledge of young Nigerians in the legislature would not only foster inclusive and participatory legislature in Nigeria but would also serve as an avenue for citizen engagement in the legislative process.

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Represented by Dr. Hadiza Sa’idu, NILDS Coordinator, Sulaiman added that the quiz competition was taking place in all the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

“This 10th edition of the competition is therefore the fourth time the competition is being held at the national level.

“As the 2025 NILDS National Quiz Competition is declared open, I therefore urge all competing students and their teachers to abide by the rules of the game so that the desired objectives of the competition are achieved,” he said.

Also speaking, Dr Muhammed Lawal, the state’s Commissioner for Education said that the exercise was a welcome development in the circle of education, adding that it’s a ground where students in the state could be tested among other students.

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“This will enable us to improve on the quality of our deliverance in our various schools to our teeming students across the state.

“I want them to take it upon themselves that in an engagement like this, there is no loser. You put in your best and if at the end of the day, you don’t make it up to the top, your efforts will be crowned.

“I hope this will be well covered because it will stimulate other schools to be part and perform better so that they can come up to this level as well,” said the Commissioner.

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Announcing the winner of the competition, the Chairman House Committee on Education, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Mr Nasiru Alah, declared Government Day Secondary School, Bulkachuwa as the overall winner.

He also announced Government Secondary School, Gamawa as the first runner up while Government Girls Day Secondary School, Dagauda came as the second runner up.

Other schools that participated in the competition in the state included; Fariah Foundation School, Government Secondary School Ningi, and Government Day Secondary School Rimin-Zayam.