- Safiu Kehinde
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director-General, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will start receiving a new monthly allowance of N77,000 from February 2025.
Ahmed disclosed that the increment has been included in the 2025 Federal Government budget and awaits the passage of the budget.
The NYSC DG made the announcement on Thursday while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State.
“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 that the government remains committed 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.
“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.
Recall that the Federal Government had earlier last year increased the minimum wage from N35,000 to N70,000.
This was expected to also reflect on the Corp member’s monthly allowance.
Unfortunately, Corp member’s have since the change of minimum wage received no increment as states across the nation effected the increment on their labour force.