FG approves NYSC monthly allowance increment, Corps members to be paid N77,000

The increase comes five years after the N33,000 increment in 2019.

The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved an increment in the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps members.

Corps members will now be paid the sum of N77,000, effective from July 2024.

This was revealed in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th of September, 2024, and signed by its Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta.

The announcement was contained in a statement by Caroline Embu, Acting Director of Information and Public Relations for the NYSC, on the official X account of the NYSC.

“The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024.”

“This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024,” the statement read in part.

What this means is that corps members will no longer be paid N33,000, with any outstanding arrears from July likely to be paid in due course.

The increment is expected to provide much-needed relief for Corps members amidst the rising cost of living and inflation.