The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Shuaibu Ibrahim has been decorated with the new rank of Major General.YSC Director General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim
A statement issued by the NYSC Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Emeka Mgbemena, said the decoration was performed in Abuja on Thursday by the Minister of Defence, Major General Bashir Magashi (retd.), who was joined by the DG’s wife, Martina Ibrahim.
According to him, the tenure of Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim as Director-General of the 48-year-old NYSC has witnessed national recognition and tremendous achievements such as robust welfare package for corps members, increased capacity building for Staff, expansion of the Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Programme, strengthened synergy with stakeholders for improved productivity, utilisation of corps potentials for optimal benefits, resuscitation of NYSC farms, the establishment of NYSC museum, the establishment of NYSC national Troupe, the unveiling of nine books on the Scheme, among others.
Mgbemena said, “At a reception organised for the Director-General by his family and friends, he thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for finding him worthy to be appointed NYSC Director-General which brought out the potentials in him.
“In the same vein, he expressed appreciation to the Defence Minister, as well as the Chief of Army Staff for the elevation.”
Profile of Major Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim FSS MSS DSS PhD Director General National Youth Service Corps
May, 2019 – Date
Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim hails from Nasarawa Local Government area of Nasarawa State of Nigeria
After his primary and secondary education, he proceeded to the University of Jos where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees before he later bagged a PGDE from Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State and a PhD in History from University of Abuja.
Since his commissioning into the Nigerian Army he has attended the following Courses:
Courses Attended:
Nigeria Army Education Corps(NAEC) Young Officers Course 1994
Infantry Young Officers Course 1996
Training Development Advisers Course(TDA) 2004
NAEC Officers Executive Management Course 2013
His Academic Qualifications include:
BA, History, University of Jos, 1985- 1989
MA, History, University of Jos, 1991-1992
PGDE, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode , 2007
PhD, History, University of Abuja, 2002-2007
His Military Postings and Assignments:
Institute of Army Education (IAE) (Research Officer). Researched and Produced Nigerian Army Journals and Briefs for the Nigerian Army in particular and the military in general.
NYSC (Military Assistant to the DG NYSC) 1996-1999.
Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 2000 – 2004 Taught 100 and 200 levels.
National Defence College (NDC) 2004-2009(Staff Officer I Military History).
Nigerian Army School of Education (Senior Instructor) 2009-2011.
Headquarters Nigerian Army Education Corps (Staff Officer 1, Books Resources Procurement) 2011-2012.
Commandant, Command Secondary School,Suleja 2012-2014.
Nigerian Defence Academy, Head of Department, History and War Studies 2015-2018.
Registrar, Nigerian Army University Biu 2018-2019.
His Academic Achievements include:
Author, “The Transformation of Afo (Eloyi) from the Pre-Colonial to the Colonial period”, London; Bahiti and Delila Publishers, 2017.