The Federal Government was yet to release find to pay the ne N77,000 allowancefor corps members had not been released, Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said.
The FG announced increment in corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024.
The increment, according to a statement by the NYSC on its official Facebook page, was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta.
As at September, corps members were paid the old monthly allowance of N33,000 instead of the approved N77,000.
The NYSC DG said although there was approval for the increment, government was yet to release funds to the scheme for the implementation of the new allowance.
He said, “Not only the corps members, even our staff members’ salary has been increased about four to five months ago, but it has not been implemented yet. But we are hopeful that the new pay will be implemented soon, but the funds have not been released to us yet.
“The information we have did not specify when the new allowance will be paid, but we were assured that their monthly allowance has been increased from 29th July 2024.”
