The Director-Basic of the Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier Basic Olakunle Nafiu, has introduced that corps members throughout Nigeria will obtain a brand new month-to-month allowance of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) ranging from March 2025.
This was disclosed in a press release by the Performing Director, Data and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, which was made obtainable to journalists.
Brigadier Basic Nafiu reassured corps members that each the NYSC administration and the Federal Authorities stay dedicated to their welfare.
He emphasised that making certain the well-being of corps members stays a high precedence.
“With impact from March, you’re going to obtain the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira as your month-to-month allowance.
NYSC is sweet at file conserving and I can guarantee you that your cash might be paid. The Nation and the Scheme respect you,” he stated.
The rise of the Nationwide Youth Service Corps (NYSC) month-to-month allowance to N77,000 has its roots within the Nigerian authorities’s efforts to regulate the nationwide minimal wage.
Regardless of the approval and budgetary provisions, the disbursement of the elevated allowance confronted delays. As of February 2025, corps members continued to obtain the earlier stipend of N33,000.
Whereas addressing the corps members, Basic Nafiu expressed gratitude for his or her dedication and repair to the nation. He urged them to stay calm, disciplined and centered on their nationwide assignments.
Talking on behalf of her colleagues on the Garki Zone, Corps Member Zaka Deborah Alheri (FC/24A/5831) praised the Director-Basic for his dedication to making sure the immediate implementation of the elevated allowance. She expressed appreciation for the NYSC management’s dedication to the welfare of corps members.
