The NYSC DG Ibrahim Shuaibu announces increase of Corp members’ allowance to N33,000
Shuaibu Ibrahim, the director-general of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has announced that the monthly allowance of corp members has been increased to N33,000. This uplifting news was delivered during his working visit to the NYSC secretariat in Bauchi.
As per a statement released on the scheme's official Facebook page, Ibrahim stated that the increase aligns with the new minimum wage approved by the federal government. He further added that provisions for the new allowance have been included in the 2020 budget, and payments will commence as soon as funds are released by the appropriate authorities.
President Buhari signed the new minimum wage bill into law in April 2019.