The Federal Government of Nigeria has started paying the new monthly allowance of N77,000 to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members, effective March 2025. This increased allowance is a result of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024, which raised the national minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, confirmed that corps members would receive the new allowance, and the government would settle all owed payments. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, also assured that the government would pay the backlog of delayed allowances.
The increase in allowance is aimed at improving the standard of living for Nigerian workers amid economic challenges and rising inflation. The government allocated N430.7 billion to NYSC in the 2025 budget, with N372.9 billion specifically earmarked for corps members’ allowances.
It’s worth noting that the payment of the new allowance was delayed due to budgetary constraints, but the necessary budgetary allocation has now been made, and the payment process has been finalized.
Source: Nairametrics
