NYSC members receive increased allowance six months after announcement

Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have begun receiving N77,000 as their monthly stipends six months after the scheme’s management announced the increments.

The NYSC first announced that the corp members’ allowances, which was N33,000, had been increased to N77,000 in September 2024, following the increment in the country’s minimum wage.

It noted at the time that the increments took effect from July 2024.

Last week, the Director-General of the NYSC, Olakunle…