Corps members to receive N77,000 allowance soon – NYSC DG

The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has assured corps members that the payment of their new monthly allowance of N77,000 would soon commence.

He also revealed that arrangements for the payment of new members allowance have been concluded.

Ahmed made this known on Tuesday in Abuja when he inaugurated a 32-seater bus donated by Capital Express Insurance Company.

The director general said the bus would ease the transportation challenges being experienced by Corps Members and some NYSC Staff within the FCT.

Speaking further, the director general expressed appreciation to the management of Capital Express Insurance for the kind gesture.

In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Express Insurance Company, Mr Matthew Ogwezhi, said NYSC and his company have been in partnership for a while, and the donation was one of the benefits of the synergy as a support for the scheme.

He promised that Capital Express Insurance would also consider other possible areas of assistance to the scheme in the year 2025.