NYSC Members To Enjoy New Pay March Ending – DG

By Ayodele Oni

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu has assured that serving Corps Members would be credited with their new monthly allowance of N77,000 with effect from March, 2025.

He said the Scheme and Federal Government are responsive to their welfare and would continue to ensure that their well-being is accorded maximum priority at all times.

The increment had been approved for the corpers since last year but they were still being paid with the old rate up till February.

After it seemed that their expectation on the increment in allowance had been dashed, one of the youth corps members serving in Lagos described President Bola Tinubu as “terrible.”

The Director General raided the hope on Thursday, while interacting with Corps Members in Wuse and Garki NYSC Zonal Offices of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja.

Nafiu, who thanked the Corps Members for their selfless service to the nation, advised them to remain calm, dedicated, focused and disciplined.

He lauded the founding fathers of the Scheme for conceiving the vision, while he advocated that all and sundry should rally round the Scheme.

Nafiu added that NYSC is a beautiful Scheme that is building bridges and exposing graduate youths to learn and understand the cultural values of places outside their places of birth.

He stated further that Management would continue to instill the virtues of patriotism, discipline , self-restraint, good morals, leadership qualities and teamwork in the successive batches of Corps Members.

“With effect from March, you are going to receive the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira as your monthly allowance.

“NYSC is good at record keeping and l can assure you that your money will be paid. The Nation and the Scheme appreciate you.”

Speaking on behalf of her colleagues at Garki Zone, Corps Member Zaka Deborah Alheri FC/24A/5831, lauded the Director General for his conscientious efforts towards the payment of their increased monthly allowance.