Nigeria: Corps members to be paid arrears of N77,000 allowance, says minister — Africa Links 24

Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, has assured that members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, will be paid a backlog of the new N77,000 monthly allowance.

In September 2024, President Bola Tinubu had increased corps members’ allowance from N33,000 to N77,000.

But months after the president’s pronouncements, the corps members have yet to receive the new allowance, leading to backlash against the government.

However, speaking during an interview with…