Members of the National Youth Service Corps have expressed their disapproval of the Federal Government’s persistent failure to implement the payment of the N77,000 allowance.
The Federal Government had approved an increase in the corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000, effective July 2024.
In the same year, the Director-General of the NYSC, Brig. Gen. Yushau Ahmed stated that the new allowance was implemented due to the non-release of funds.
The DG later announced that corps members would start receiving the N77,000 in February 2025.
Despite the official announcement, findings by Sunday PUNCH revealed that the NYSC has yet to commence payment of the N77,000.
Many corps members also told our correspondent that they received only N33,000 for their February allowance on Friday.
A corps member serving in Abia State accused the Federal Government of insincerity regarding the payment of the N77,000 allowance.
The corps member, who spoke with Sunday PUNCH on condition of anonymity because corps members are not allowed to talk to the media, lamented that the N33,000 allowance was insufficient.
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