By Jimmy Jackson
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that corps members will begin receiving a monthly allowance of N77,000 from February 2025.
The NYSC DG made this announcement on Thursday while speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina State orientation camp.
Gen. Ahmed confirmed that the increment has been included in the 2025 Federal Government budget and will take effect once the budget is passed.
“This month (January) has already ended, but once the budget is passed. By next month (February), you will start receiving N77,000 instead of the usual N33,000,” he said.
He noted that the increment was approved by the Federal Government and urged corps members to show appreciation by being dedicated during their service year.
The NYSC DG also reaffirmed his commitment to the welfare and security of corps members, assuring them that they would not be deployed to communities with security threats.
“We will not send our corps members to wherever we have challenges of security threats. Wherever we send them, they should be rest assured that the place is safe and secured for them to serve,” he stated.
