The Federal Government has approved an increase in the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to ₦77,000, effective July 2024.
This decision aligns with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024, as stated by NYSC spokesperson Caroline Embu. Previously, Corps members received ₦33,000.
Embu quoted a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Ekpo Nta.
“Prior to this, the Director General, NYSC, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, had paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman in which he solicited for 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,” Embu said.
The NYSC Director General expressed gratitude for this timely support, which aims to enhance Corps members' welfare and motivation during their national service.
The new development follows a prior increase from ₦19,800 to ₦33,000 in 2020 after the minimum wage was raised to ₦30,000.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu had, in late July, signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector.
He signed it at the State House in Abuja days after the National Assembly had passed the Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to increase the National Minimum Wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000.
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