Hope for federal workers as Tinubu raises NYSC allowance to N77,000

A day after the Federal Government approved the upward review of the consolidated public service salary structure (CONPSS), it yesterday approved the increase of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, representing a percentage increase of 133.33 per cent.

A statement on Wednesday night by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Caroline Embu, said this will take effect from July 2024.

According to the statement, the increase is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. It revealed that a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th September 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Ekpo Nta, has been communicated to the NYSC leadership.

“Prior to this, the Director General, NYSC Brigadier General YD Ahmed, had paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman in which he solicited for a robust welfare package for Corps Members.

“The NYSC boss is thankful to the Federal Government for the timely gesture and is optimistic that it will not only bring much needed succour to the Corps Members, but also boost their morale and motivate them to do even more, in their service to the nation”, the statement read.

On July 29, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law. The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. On September 20, the committee on consequential adjustments in salaries for civil servants said the agreement will come into effect from July 29, 2024.