No Funds Yet: NYSC Boss Explains Delay in N77,000 Corps Allowance

Funding Shortfall Stalls New NYSC Allowance, Director General Says

Corps members are yet to receive the higher monthly allowance approved for them because the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) does not have the money to pay it, the scheme’s Director General, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has said. The Federal Government had approved lifting the stipend from N33,000 to N77,000 with effect from July 2024.

A notice published on the NYSC’s official Facebook page stated that the approval was conveyed in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission dated September 25, 2024 and signed by its Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta. Despite that formal step, the September payments issued to corps members did not reflect the new figure, stirring unease within the corps community.

In an interview with the BBC Hausa service, Brigadier General Ahmed said the increase had been formally approved but that the funds needed to implement it had not reached the scheme. The same problem, he noted, has held up the salaries of NYSC staff, which were raised several months ago but have not yet been paid.

The Director General expressed hope that the money would be released soon, allowing the new allowance to be paid. He assured corps members that their monthly stipends had indeed been increased, as confirmed in a letter dated July 29, 2024, although no date has been given for when payment will begin.

With corps members still waiting for the promised increase, the matter remains widely discussed, and many have voiced frustration over the delay in relief they say they urgently need.

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