The Federal Government has approved the increase of corps members’ monthly allowance to N77,000 with effect from July 2024.
NYSC’s Acting Director for Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, in a statement late Wednesday, September 25, 2024, said the increase is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.
Recall that prior to the increase, the monthly allowance for corps members was N33,000.
However, Ms Embu details of the increase are contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission.
She said, “This is contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024, and signed by the Chairman, Mr Ekpo Nta.
“Prior to this, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed had paid an advocacy visit to the chairman in which he solicited for a robust welfare package for corps members,” Ms Embu noted.
She added that the Director General of the NYSC was grateful to the Federal Government for the gesture which he described as timely.
Ms Embu said the NYSC DG was optimistic that this increase in allowance would not only bring much-needed succour to the corps members but also boost their morale and motivate them to do more on their service to the nation.
