Good times for corps members as NYSC increases allowance

National Youth Service Corps Good times for corps members as NYSC increases allowance

Barely two weeks after NYSC DG informed corps members about increase in their allowance, transportation and local allowance have been increased.

 

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As the 2018 Batch, A Stream 1 Corps Members are rounding off their orientation course, the National Youth Service Corps has announced an increase in their allowances.

The Scheme's Director, Press and Publications Mrs Adenike Adeyemi announced the increase in the corps members' transportation and local allowances in a statement.

The statement states that the transport allowance for each corps member has been increased from N1,500 to N1,800, while their local allowance is now N1,400.

The statement also reads that the increase was in line with the Federal Government’s approved minimum wage for Civil Servants.

 

 

NYSC Corps members on parade

NYSC DG recently announced increment in allowance

Recall that on Monday, April 23, 2018, the NYSC Director-General, Sulaiman Kazaure said that the increase in corps members allowance will be determined by the Federal Government's new national minimum wage.

Kazaure while fielding questions from newsmen made this announcement after the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch ‘A’ corps members at the NYSC orientation camp in Kusalla, Karaye Local Government Area of Kano state.

He said “our efforts to ensure that the monthly allowance of the corps members is increased have yielded a very good result following series of discussion with the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige.

“The N18,800 paid to Corps members is grossly inadequate to cater for their needs during the mandatory one year service to the nation.

The 2018 Batch A Stream 1 Corps members will complete their orientation course on Wednesday  May 9, 2018.

The National Youth Service Corps has been talking about increment in the monthly allowance of Corp members. Learn more about the NYSC allowance increment 2018 here. NYSC allowance in 2018 The NYSC allowance popularly known as “allawee” is the monthly allowance paid by the federal government to all the Corp members. This money is not a wage but rather something for the Corp members to take care of needs during their one year of service. Before 2018, the monthly allowance for all the NYSC Corpers was 18,800 Naira. This amount is hardly enough for most of them to cater for their needs. Earlier this year, the National Youth Service Corps began discussing increment in the monthly allowance given to NYSC Corpers. According to the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Sulaiman Kazaure, the NYSC held series of discussion with the Minister of Labour and Productivity. READ ALSO: Best states for NYSC posting in Nigeria 2018 Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Sulaiman Kazaure Here is what the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Mr. Sulaiman Kazaure said earlier this year concerning the increment of the NYSC allowance. “Our efforts to ensure that the monthly allowance of the corps members is increased have yielded a very good result following series of discussion with the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige. The 18,800 Naira paid to Corps members is grossly inadequate to cater for their needs during the mandatory one year service to the nation. “The federal government had set-up a committee to look into the upward review of the minimum wage which will determine the increase of the corps members’ allowance.” “We have been assured that when the new minimum wage takes effect, also the corps members allowance will be reviewed upward,” READ ALSO: NYSC posting to private companies: top facts to know NYSC allowance for 2018 Corpers These talks yielded some positive results. The NYSC Scheme Director of Press and Publications, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi announce this around the time when the NYSC 2018 Batch A Corp Members were rounding up their orientation programme. She stated that the local allowance for the Corp members is now 1,400 Naira and the transportation allowance have been increased from 1,500 Naira to 1,800 Naira. Although the federal government is yet to implement a new national minimum wage, some good news came out of the talks of increment. Hopefully, by the time the new national minimum wage is implemented, the NYSC allowance will also be raised. READ ALSO: List of things needed for NYSC camp Subscribe to watch new videos Read more: https://www.naija.ng/1181540-nysc-allowance-increment-2018.html#1181540