ABUJA – The Federal Government has approved an increment in the monthly allowance of Corps members from N9,775 to N19,800.

The increment was conveyed in a letter from the Presidency to the Office of the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and sent to all state Coordinators of the NYSC.

Tsiga who spoke to newsmen, Monday, in Abuja 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” he said.

“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 as according to him,” the future of the country are in their hands”.


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i salute you mr president

ak47mann:

i salute you mr president

Most of these ppl wont live to get their allowance. If we can't pay minimum wages, have you thought about where this money will be coming from? Nigeria that barely has any functioning taxation system or any impacting source of revenue (apart from oil, palm oil and cocoa).

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SO THEY SHOULD NOT INCREASE OUR CORPS MEMBERS ALLOWANCE,AND WHO TOLD YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANT AFFORD FUNDING THEIR ALLOWANCE

ak47mann:

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SO THEY SHOULD NOT INCREASE OUR CORPS MEMBERS ALLOWANCE,AND WHO TOLD YOU THAT THE GOVERNMENT CANT AFFORD FUNDING THEIR ALLOWANCE

And who told you they can? Common electricity, common agriculture, etc they cannot fund.

Ileke-IdI:

And who told you they can? Common electricity, common agriculture, etc they cannot fund.

WELL YOU ARE RIGHT 

Abeg,my hear word,this na mere POLITICAL PROPAGANDA.

ak47mann:

i salute you mr president

This is the only way these people know how to solve problems: Throw cash at it!

Boko Haram escalating their bombing campaign? Offer 'em amnesty!
NYSC members scared shytless about serving in the North? Double the allowances!

Kai! PDP will not kill us.

PS: This is a welcome development for the Corps members sha.

I hope this is not a substitute to tackling the insecurity of corpers?

Because this will simply mean migrating from a hopeless country to a helpless country!!!!!!!

Our government can't seem to do anything about either Boko Haram or reviewing the NYSC programme.

Such a shame of a country.

let's wait till it's paid!!! Hoping it won't take another forever

OP
march 2011 have come and gone