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Multiple corps members confirmed receiving their February allowance on Friday night, only to find out that it remained unchanged at N33,000 — less than half of the new amount that was supposedly approved.

Despite promises by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to increase corps members’ monthly allowance to N77,000 starting February 2025, the Tinubu-led Nigerian government has continued to pay the old N33,000 stipend, SaharaReporters has learnt.




Multiple corps members confirmed receiving their February allowance on Friday night, only to find out that it remained unchanged at N33,000 — less than half of the new amount that was supposedly approved.



The development contradicts the assurances given in January by the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, who had publicly stated that the allowance increment was a done deal, awaiting only the passage of the 2025 budget.




“The Federal Government has already approved the increment of your allowance. It is no longer news; we have the approval in our hands. What we are waiting for is just the passage of the budget,” Ahmed had told corps members in Katsina State, vowing that by February, they would start receiving N77,000.



However, February has come and gone, and the promise remains unfulfilled.



The Tinubu government has not provided any official explanation for the failure to implement the increase, leaving corps members stranded and frustrated in the face of a worsening economic crisis.



With Nigeria’s inflation rate soaring and the cost of living becoming unbearable, the N33,000 allowance is no longer enough for corps members to meet even their basic needs.



Many struggle to afford food, transportation, and accommodation, as prices of essential commodities skyrocket due to bad economic policies and naira depreciation under Tinubu’s administration.



A corps member serving in Oyo expressed his disappointment, saying, ”How do they expect us to survive on ₦33,000 when everything is expensive? They told us we would get ₦77,000 this month, and now they have failed again. This government keeps making promises but never delivers.”



Another corps member in Kano lamented that the delay in the allowance increment is yet another example of the government’s insensitivity to the struggles of young Nigerians.



“We are serving our country, yet we cannot even afford decent meals. The government knows that ₦33,000 is not enough, but they don’t care. They keep making empty promises while we suffer,” she said.



The failure to implement the promised allowance increase has further eroded trust in the Tinubu administration, which has been widely criticised for its economic policies that have worsened inflation, unemployment, and poverty across the country.

https://saharareporters.com/2025/03/01/breaking-tinubu-government-fails-pay-nysc-members-new-n77000-allowance-despite

2025 budget got passed by Friday, I don't think the accountant general had enough time to implement it..

By march the 2025 budget will take into place, I hope by March ending they get paid the 77k since the budget will have lasted more than one month by then.

Budget Minister.

Beerfraud..come here and see your fellow propagandist and IGBO hater.

We dey wait for confirmation from NYSC about increment, till then lamba

Ebubu:
2025 budget got passed by Friday, I don't think the accountant general had enough time to implement it..

By march the 2025 budget will take into place, I hope by March ending they get paid the 77k since the budget will have lasted more than one month by then.

It's ALMOST like people have gotten extremely DUMBER and infinitely more DOCILE.

The new minimum wage deal was signed in July 2024. SEVEN solid months ago.

And INFLATION since then have gotten through the roof.

There are items that have QUADRUPLED in price since that time.

YET they still pay Corpers #33k.
And they'll ACCEPT it everytime and complain a little until the following month.

FOOLS!

What's stopping them from REFUSING to show up to their PPA?

You'll travel to a strange land on routes where you could be KIDNAPPED and MURDERED yet they still REFUSE to pay you what THEY agreed to pay you.

And these guys STILL show up to their PPA every month.

It's MADNESS!

They complain ALL the time BUT complaints NEVER solve anything.

Especially in Nigeria where politicians see the complaints of people as just BACKGROUND MUSIC.

Nigerian politicians only understand ONE language, USE it!

The same Corps that helps to to rig election for them.

If it's election year, they would have paid them with arrears. But since it's a normal "realignment" period, it's gonna be maradona - dribbling all over.

The government lacks empathy for humanity.

Let me ganusi this one, I have Corp members.

U believed someone that gave you 70k as minimum wage and collect more than that through the back door by taxing you to death?

You will never see all the Agbadorians, BATerians, Mandate standers, or paid agents on this thread.


The new minimum wage was signed into law over seven months ago, and the Tinubu-led federal government has yet to pay corps members the new minimum wage. And you will say that this Tinubu is not wicked and evil?

Ebubu:
2025 budget got passed by Friday, I don't think the accountant general had enough time to implement it..

By march the 2025 budget will take into place, I hope by March ending they get paid the 77k since the budget will have lasted more than one month by then.

the agbero from ebonyi state. The corps members don't need 77k,33k is ok for them .the druglord from Lagos State is beautifying their lives

That amount is too big for them they are still kids .if you pay them they will spend it on data and start trolling president tinubu government

Only a Gullible person believes any Fake Promises of this Tinibu/APC bulaba govt.

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The same Corpers that assisted in rigging ?

Don’t tell me it’s a new set.

The people change , the institution NYSC never changes.

I feel for them tho, 33k , that’s 35 liters of Fuel

Nlfpmod, for how long will APC propaganda last.....

APC is full of lies.......

Though it's demoralising, let's keep our hopes alive. The Federal government will surely pay. They can't keep up with backlash that'll unsue if they don't.

Ebubu:
The 2025 budget got passed by Friday; I don't think the accountant general had enough time to implement it.

By March, the 2025 budget will take place; I hope by March, they get paid the 77k since the budget will have lasted more than one month by then.

Don't always forget your brain when defending the government. Why didn't the government wait to implement the same for the federal workers until the new budget takes effect?

As per your budget reference, there is a thing called a supplementary budget where those expenditures are reconciled and forwarded to NASS in retrospect.