The Federal Government has approved an increase in corps members’ monthly payment to N77,000, effective July 2024, Cyber Reporters report.
According to a statement signed by the NYSC’s Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, on Wednesday, the approval was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024, and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta, in accordance with the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.
Prior to the hike, corps members received a monthly allowance of N33,000 when the minimum wage was raised to N30,000 in 2019.
Remember that President Bola Tinubu signed the new Minimum Wage Bill into law on July 29, 2024. The law stipulated the sum of N70,000 as minimum wage.
Following the passage of the new minimum wage, speculation of an increase in corpers’ pay arose, with NYSC management stressing that any increase in corpers’ allowance could only be established by the Federal Government.
In her statement, Embu claimed that the Director General of the NYSC, Brigadier-General Yusha’u Ahmed, paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman and requested a substantial welfare package for corps members.
The statement reads “The Federal Government has approved the increase of corps members’ monthly allowance to N77,000 with effect from July 2024.
“This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th September 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta”.
