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FG Raises NYSC Members Allowance From N33, 000 To N77,000

The Federal Government has sanctioned a 133% increase in the monthly stipend for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, raising it from N33,000 to N77,000, effective July 2024.

This move comes in the wake of the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024, aimed at enhancing the welfare of corps members.

The approval was communicated through a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024, and signed by 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.

   

Before this increase, the monthly allowance for Corps Members was ₦33,000.

In 2020, the NYSC increased the allowances of corps members from ₦19,800 to ₦33,000, months after a new minimum wage bill of ₦30,000 was signed.

Late July, President Bola Tinubu 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 National had passed the Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to increase the National Minimum Wage from ₦30,000  to ₦70,000.

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