FG Begins Payment Of N77,000 New Monthly Allowance To NYSC Members

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the N77,000 new monthly allowance to members of the National Youth Service Corps, PUNCH Online has gathered.

This follows the promise made by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, that the new monthly allowance will be implemented starting in March 2025.

The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, assured that the backlog of the new monthly allowance will also be paid

The PUNCH Online gathered that several corps members have started receiving alerts of the new allowance on Wednesday.

An NYSC member serving in Lagos, identified simply as Chinedu, expressed joy over the increase, saying, “I just checked my account balance, and I saw N77,000 credited from the Federal Government. This is a huge relief.”

“Yes, corps members have started receiving their new allowance in line with the newly approved minimum wage,” publisher of Corpers Diary (@corpersdiary_ng) an online community for corps members, Jeremiah Olatinwo, also confirmed.

In September 2024, the Federal Government announced a new allowance for NYSC members better known as corpers much to the excitement of the participants of the youth scheme.

The government said the increment was in line with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.

The implementation of the new allowance suffered several setbacks despite repeated assurances from the government.

Punch