The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, has announced that all corps members will receive a new monthly allowance of N77,000, effective from March 2025.
Brig.-Gen. Nafiu stated that the Scheme and the Federal Government remain committed to the welfare of corps members and will continue to prioritize their well-being at all times.
The NYSC D-G made this disclosure on Thursday while interacting with corps members at the Wuse and Garki NYSC Zonal Offices in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
General Nafiu, who expressed gratitude to the corps members for their selfless service to the nation, urged them to remain calm, dedicated, focused, and disciplined. He commended the founding fathers of the Scheme for their visionary initiative and encouraged all stakeholders to support the NYSC in fulfilling its mandate.
Describing the NYSC as a unique programme dedicated to fostering national unity, General Nafiu emphasized its role in building bridges and exposing young graduates to the cultural values of regions beyond their places of birth.
He further assured corps members that the Scheme’s management would continue to instill virtues such as patriotism, discipline, self-restraint, good morals, leadership qualities, and teamwork in every batch.
“With effect from March, you are going to receive the sum of Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira as your monthly allowance. NYSC is good at record-keeping, and I can assure you that your money will be paid. The Nation and the Scheme appreciate you,” he said.
