The Federal Government has increased the monthly allowance of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to N77,000.
The NYSC’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
She said the increase took effect from July in line with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.
President Bola Tinubu signed the new Minimum Wage Bill on July 29.
The corps members were paid N33,000 monthly before the latest review of their allowance.
The statement read: “The Federal Government has approved the increase of corps members’ monthly allowance to N77,000 with effect from July 2024.
“This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th September 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta”.
“Before this, the Director-General of NYSC, Brig. Gen. YD Ahmed had paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman in which he solicited a robust welfare package for corps members.
“The NYSC boss is thankful to the Federal Government for the timely gesture and is optimistic that it will not only bring much-needed succour to the corps members but also boost their morale and motivate them to do even more, in their service to the nation.”
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