The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, on Monday said the monthly allowance of corps members had been increased from N9,775 to N19,800 with effect from March 2011.



Tsiga told newsmen in Abuja that the hike was conveyed in a letter from the Presidency to the Office of the NYSC DG and sent to all state coordinators of the NYSC.



Tsiga said, ”I am delighted to inform you that The President and Commander-in- Chief, Goodluck Jonathan, has graciously approved increment in the corps members allowances from N9,775.00 to N19,800.00 with effect from March, 2011.



”The payment will take effect from March, 2011 and the 2010 Batch ‘B’ Corps members that have just passed out from the scheme will, therefore, be paid in arrears.




”They are serving their fatherland, we are posting them to states outside their state of origin. Nobody gives them anything except the allowances and it has been stipulated in the law establishing the NYSC that the Federal, States, Local Government and other stakeholders should periodically review the allowances of the corps members,” he said.



He called on states and local governments to emulate the gesture of the Federal Government and improve on the allowances, accommodation and other welfare of the corps members.



He added, ”The future of the country are in their hands.”

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