The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted a social media claim suggesting that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to reflect a new national minimum wage of N70,000. The NYSC clarified that no directive has been issued by the relevant authorities regarding such a wage increase or account upgrades.
In a statement released on Saturday by Eddy Megwa, the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, the report was described as misleading and completely false. The NYSC urged corps members to be cautious of misinformation and not be deceived by those attempting to mislead them.
The statement read, “The attention of National Youth Service Corps management has been drawn to misleading information circulating in the media regarding payment of N70,000 minimum wage to corps members and the directive to upgrade their accounts. This is an absolute falsehood which is far from the truth.
“Corps members, parents and members of the public should note that no directive has been received from the relevant sector of government responsible for wages matters.
“It is, therefore, impossible for the NYSC to issue any information on such. Corps members already know the approved channel and mode of communication in the scheme and should therefore ignore the directive accordingly.
“The NYSC, by this release therefore admonishes corps members to desist from allowing mischief makers who are set to mislead Nigerians from continuing to play on their intelligence.
“Bloggers and social media influencers are warned to stop issuing statements that concern the management of National Youth Service Corps without authorisation.”
