The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said corps members’ allowance will increase when President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government implements the new minimum wage.
Naturenex recalls that Eddy Megwa, NYSC’s director of information and public relations, said “no directive has been received from the relevant sector of government responsible for wages matters.”
The NYSC director general, Yusha’u Ahmed, however, assured that corps members’ monthly stipends will be raised from N33,000 as soon as the federal government implements the new minimum wage law.
Ahmed said corps members’ contributions to the country’s socio-economic development are invaluable, TheCable reports
He made this known while speaking at the 2024 Batch ‘B’ stream two corps members at the orientation camps in Kebbi and Sokoto states.
He urged NYSC members to use their service year to develop themselves and plan for a brighter future.
The BYSC DG said:
“At least, learn a skill while in camp, and after the Orientation Course, you continue with the post-camp training.”
He admonished corps members to embrace the NYSC skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development programme.
“Try to acquire a skill that would enable you to create jobs and employ others instead of searching for jobs. We have many ex-Corps members across the country who are doing well in their different vocations today.”
