The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has clarified that the recently approved increase in corps members’ allowances has not yet been implemented due to a lack of funds.
The Federal Government had approved an increase in the monthly allowance for corps members from N33,000 to N77,000, effective from July 2024.
This increment was detailed in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024, and signed by its Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta, as announced on the NYSC’s official Facebook page.
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However, despite the approval, corps members still received N33,000 in their September allowances instead of the newly approved N77,000.
Speaking to BBC Hausa, the NYSC DG explained that while the increment has been approved, the government has yet to release the necessary funds to the NYSC 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.”
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