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  • Governor directs 100% increment in corps members’ allowances

    Governor directs 100% increment in corps members’ allowances

    Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara has directed increase in allowances of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members posted to the state by 100 per cent.

    Lawal disclosed this on Friday in Gusau, while declaring open the orientation course for the 2025 Batch ‘A’, Stream I corps members posted to the state.

    The governor was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Abubakar Nakwada, at the event.

    He reiterated his administration’s commitment to ensuring security and welfare of all the 550 corps members
    deployed to the state.

    “I am happy to inform you that I have directed the resumption of payment of state allowances to all corps members in the state.

    “I have also directed the upward increments of corps members’ allowances by 100 percent.

    “My administration is also willing to pay special allowances to the medical corps members serving in the state,” the governor pledged.

    He urged the corps members to respect and learn from the rich history, culture and tradition of the good people of Zamfara.

    “I assure corps members of adequate security and warm hospitality throughout their year of service in the state.

    “I wish to reiterate that we will pay full attention to your security and welfare.

    “We will give you all the necessary support to carry out your duties and will provide everything necessary to make your stay here a memorable one,” the governor assured.

    Earlier, the NYSC State Coordinator, Mohammad Ahmad, thanked Gov. Dauda Lawal for his consistent support to the NYSC scheme.

    “We appreciate the state government for adequate provision of additional facilities as well as approval for the payment of state allowances to corp members,” Ahmad said.

  • Outgone corps members to receive arrears of N77,000 allowance – NYSC

    Outgone corps members to receive arrears of N77,000 allowance – NYSC

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured that Corps members who recently completed their national service will receive the arrears of their N77,000 allowance.

    The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, gave this assurance during the Batch A 2025 pre-mobilization workshop for heads of Corps-producing institutions and other stakeholders in Abuja yesterday.

    The government began disbursing the N77,000 allowance to Corps members last month, following President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the minimum wage bill into law, eight months ago.

    Speaking with reporters at the event, the DG emphasized that the government is committed to fulfilling its promise and that the payment of arrears would be made as soon as funds are released. He further assured that even Corps members who have already passed out would receive their arrears. “Once we receive the funds, we will credit them. We have their bank details, and Nigerians need not worry because the government is responsive to their needs,” Nafiu said.

    Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, also spoke on the need for reforms within the NYSC to align with the current administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. He highlighted that the NYSC scheme, created in 1973, must evolve to meet the demands of modern Nigeria. “We must reform the scheme to address how it prepares graduates for the job market,” he said, calling for a collaborative effort to create an adaptive and inclusive NYSC that serves future generations.

    Meanwhile, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, assured the NYSC of full support throughout the service year. Represented by the Mandate Secretary for Youth and Sports in the FCT Administration, Abdullahi Suleiman, Wike confirmed that the FCT administration would continue to collaborate with the NYSC to achieve its objectives.

  • Rural areas need more corps members – NYSC DG

    Rural areas need more corps members – NYSC DG

    The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Brigadier General Y.D. Ahmed has affirmed that the scheme will prioritise rural communities in posting corps members.

    He said that more corps members, especially medical personnel, would be posted to rural areas.

    He said this is for the purpose of improving the wellbeing of indigent Nigerians.

    Ahmed stated this while playing host to the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, Dr Muyi Aina, at the NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja.

    According to him, “Nigeria’s rural areas need corps services more than the urban centres.”

    He further expressed satisfaction over how Nigerian graduates, including corps medical personnel, apply to serve their fatherland.

    He directed the Corps Welfare and Health Services Department to work with officials from NPHCDA to review and revive the now dormant partnership between the two agencies.

    The Executive Director of NPHCDA, Dr Muyi Aina, commended NYSC for staffing the health centres in rural areas with corps medical personnel, whose contributions have made great impact in the nation’s health sector.

    Pointing out that there is a shortage of medical personnel to meet the nation’s need, Aina cited his service year experience when he had to work in three different primary health care centres in Apapa, Lagos, owing to the deficit of medical personnel.

    He said part of the reason for his visit was to explore the possibility of reviving the partnership between the two agencies, which had become moribund.

    He then promised that his agency would support NYSC camp clinics with essential medical supplies and consumables.

  • Four policemen who extorted N1m from Corps members face trial

    Four policemen who extorted N1m from Corps members face trial

    The Lagos State Police Command has summoned four policemen accused of extorting N1 million from youth corps members.

    Benjamin Hundeyin, in a post on X said the four policemen involved in the alleged extortion and kidnapping of three National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Surulere had been summoned for trial.

    Hundeyin confirmed that the trial of the policemen has commenced and urged the complainants to visit the Complaint Response Unit at the State Headquarters to testify against the officers involved.

    The incident, brought to light by activist Olúyẹmí Fásípè, involved the alleged extortion of N1 million from the corps members.

    Fásípè claimed that the officers, armed and in uniform, had kidnapped the NYSC members and taken them to the Kafaru Oluwole Tinubu House at Area C Police Command, Surulere, where they were coerced into paying the hefty sum.

    “Their offence was simply being in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Fásípè added in his initial post, which sparked widespread outrage on social media.

    As the trial begins, the Lagos State Police Command has vowed to ensure justice and called on the victims to provide necessary evidence and statements to aid the investigation.

  • NYSC: Corps members to receive N77,000 monthly allowance

    NYSC: Corps members to receive N77,000 monthly allowance

    The Federal Government has approved an increase in the monthly allowance for National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members to N77,000, effective from July 2024.

    In a statement on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Caroline Embu, said the increment was in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024.

    Embu quoted a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated September 25, 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Ekpo Nta.

    “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,” Embu said.

    Before this increase, the monthly allowance for Corps Members was ₦33,000.

    In 2020, the NYSC increased the allowances of corps members from ₦19,800 to ₦33,000, months after a new minimum wage bill of ₦30,000 was signed.

    Late July, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector.

    He signed it at the State House in Abuja days after the National Assembly National had passed the Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to increase the National Minimum Wage from ₦30,000  to ₦70,000.

  • New minimum wage: NYSC to increase allowance for Corp members

    New minimum wage: NYSC to increase allowance for Corp members

    Corps members have been assured that as soon as civil servants start receiving the new minimum wage as approved by the federal government, their monthly allowance will also increase.

    The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Yusha’u Ahmed gave the assurance while addressing corps members at Kebbi State Orientation Camp, Dakingari and Sokoto State Orientation Camp in Wamakko.

    He said their selfless and immense contributions to the socio-economic development of the country cannot be underestimated.

    General Ahmed also implored them to use the opportunity of the service year to develop themselves and plan for greater heights in future.

    The director general further advised the corps members to embrace the NYSC skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development programme, to acquire vocational skills that will make them self-reliant.

    The federal government and the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) recently agreed to a ₦70, 000 new minimum wage for Nigerian civil servants.

     

     

  • HURRAY: 8 Kidnapped Corps members regain freedom

    HURRAY: 8 Kidnapped Corps members regain freedom

    Eight members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, who were abducted by unknown gunmen on their way from Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital to Sokoto State have regained freedom.

    The Director-General of NYSC, YD Ahmed, who addressed the press on Friday, warned Corps Members against travelling at night.

    He said the welfare and security of all members will continue to be the priority of the scheme.

    “You will remember when these four members were travelling from Uyo in Akwa Ibom to Sokoto,” he started.

    “They were kidnapped on 17 August 2024 on Funtua Bisau Road in Zamfara State.

    “While in Zambara, we collaborated with the Army, Police, DSS and traditional rulers.

    “We also had a meeting with the governor of Zambara State regarding the kidnapping of the prospective corps members.

    “Consequently, through the combined effort of the security agencies, especially the Nigerian army and the NYSC, the mission started yielding results with the rescue of the first set of prospective four members.”

     

  • Corps members will not receive N70,000 minimum wage – NYSC clarifies

    Corps members will not receive N70,000 minimum wage – NYSC clarifies

    The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not directed corps members to upgrade their accounts for payment of N70,000 minimum wage.

    The  NYSC said this in a statement issued by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa, on Sunday in Abuja.

    According to Megwa, the misleading information making the rounds on social media  is absolute falsehood.

    “Corps members, parents and members of the public should note that no directive has been received from any relevant sector of government 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 release,  therefore, urges corps members to desist from allowing mischief makers to play on their intelligence,” he said.

    Megwa also warned bloggers and social media influencers to stop issuing statements that concern the management of NYSC without authorisation.

  • NYSC DG reveals when corps members allowance would be increased

    NYSC DG reveals when corps members allowance would be increased

    The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig Gen Yushau Ahmed has told serving corps members that their monthly stipends will soon be reviewed upward.

    The NYSC DG made this known on Saturday while addressing 2,762 corps members of Batch B, Stream one at Ogun State NYSC Orientation Camp, Sagamu.

    According to him, the monthly allowance would be increased by the time the ongoing minimum wage negotiation is over.

    He added that, the corps members are too special to be forgotten by the Federal government.

    “For your allowance, don’t worry, as soon as the ongoing negotiation on the minimum wage is concluded, you can be so sure that your allowance too will definitely go up.

    “There is no way the government will forget you because you are really special,” the NYSC DG said.

    He also warned the corps members against posting camp activities on their social media handles, stating that it is against the rule.

    Ahmed revealed that three corps members who violated the rule were expelled from the camp.

    “Let me also remind you of the camp rules that you are not allowed to post the camp activities online or on social media, three of your colleagues elsewhere were found breaking these rules, posting camp activities on social media, and they have been decamped”, he added.

  • Shun social vices, cyber crimes, Gov. Bago advises corps members

    Shun social vices, cyber crimes, Gov. Bago advises corps members

    Gov. Umaru Bago of Niger, on Tuesday, advised corps members to shun social vices and avoid all forms of cybercrimes.

    Bago gave the advice at the closing of the 2023 Batch C, Stream 1 orientation course in Paiko Local Government Area of the state.

    The governor, represented by the Head of Service, Alhaji Abubakar Salisu, urged the corps members to be disciplined and avoid being lured into degrading acts capable of harming them.

    “My dear compatriots, I advise you to integrate into the cultures and traditions of your host communities for a seamless service year,” he said.

    Bago implored them to key into his administration’s ‘Green Economy and Sustainable Development’ project to raise the living standard of the people of the state.

    Earlier in address of welcome, the NYSC Coordinator in the state, Mrs Abdulwahab Olayinka, urged the corps members to accept their postings in good faith and be patriotic in their places of primary assignments.

    She also advised them against meddling in the local politics of their host communities, adding that they should rather undertake personal community development projects to uplift the living standard of their host communities.

    Olayinka appealed to organisations to accept corps members posted to them and make provision for their welfare.