Let’s rip the bandage right away: no, the NYSC latest news about allowance raise are unfortunately, not true. A few days ago, a Twitter user by the name APC Newspaper (@APCNewspaper) tweeted that NYSC allowance would be increased from ₦18,800 to ₦49,80. Besides, the tweet said that the initiative came straight from the president’s administration. However, it soon turned out that this happy NYSC news was not actually true, to everyone’s dismay. Someone tweeted at the official account of NYSC in order to find out the truth about the rumour, and @officialnyscng quickly responded that it was just it, a rumour. Thus, if you have been hoping to get a slightly bigger allowance during your time at NYSC , you should lower your expectations. That said, back in April, the Director General of NYSC Suleiman Kazaure stated that the government is actually considering allowance raise in the nearest future. According to him, the FG has set up a committee to review the minimum wage, which would have an effect on the allowance of corps members. Therefore, until the committee decides to raise the minimum wage, you should not get your hopes up and expect an allowance raise.
source: naij