There is cheering news for corps members currently observing their one year mandatory service across the country as the National Youth Service Corps NYSC on Friday confirmed date that they will start enjoying increment of their monthly allowance.
Grassroots Parrot reports that the corps members have been agitating for increment of their monthly allowance following the federal government’s approval of N70, 000 minimum wage for workers.
Confirming the implementation date, Yushau Ahmed, the NYSC Brigadier General announced that the corps members will begin receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 starting February 2025.
The NYSC DG, who confirmed the development while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State, said the increment has been included in the 2025 Federal Government budget and will take effect once the budget is passed.
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“This month (January) has already ended, but once the budget is passed, by next month (February), you will start receiving N77,000 instead of the usual N33,000,” he said.
Ahmed stressed the government’s commitment to corps members’ welfare and security, urging them to reciprocate the gesture by serving diligently.
He assured corps members that they would not be posted to areas with security threats, stating, “We will not send our corps members to any areas with security challenges.
Wherever we send them, they should be assured that the place is safe and secure for them to serve,” he added.