No directive yet on N70,000 minimum allowance, says NYSC

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denied directing corps members to upgrade their accounts for the payment of N70,000, as their monthly allowance. Recall that the nation’s official minimum wage for public servants had been the benchmark for corps members’ monthly allowances for some years now.

President Bola Tinubu had, last month, signed the National Minimum Wage Bill 2024 into law, which provided for N70,000 minimum wage for workers in both public and private sectors.

NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, in a statement, yesterday, said the misleading information that was making the rounds on social media about new allowance for corps members was absolute falsehood.

“Corps members, parents and members of the public should note that no directive has been received from any relevant government sector responsible for wage matters. It is therefore impossible for the NYSC to issue any directive on such.

“Corps members already know the approved channel and mode of communication in the scheme and should, therefore, ignore the directive accordingly.

“The NYSC, by this statement, therefore, urges corps members to desist from allowing mischief makers to play on their intelligence,” he said. He also warned bloggers and social media influencers to stop issuing statements that concern the management of NYSC without authorisation.