The Federal Government has approved the increase of corps members’ monthly allowance to 77,000 Naira with effect from July 2024.
According to a statement signed by the NYSC’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Wednesday, the approval was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta, in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.
Before the increase, corps members were paid a monthly allowance of 33,000 Naira following an upward review of the minimum wage to 30,000 Naira in 2019.
In her statement, Embu stated that the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, had paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman where he solicited for a robust welfare package for corps members.
The DG thanked the government for the gesture, noting that it will not only bring succour to the corpers but also boost their morale to do more in service to the nation.
The statement reads “The Federal Government has approved the increase of corps members’ monthly allowance to 77,000 Naira 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, NYSC Brigadier General 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”.
Recall that President Bola Tinubu signed the new Minimum Wage Bill into law on July 29, 2024. The law stipulated the sum of 70,000 Naira as minimum wage.
Following the approval of the new minimum wage, speculations had followed the increase in corpers’ pay, with the NYSC management insisting that the increase in corpers’ allowance could only be determined by the Federal Government.