NYSC Corp Members’ New Minimum Wage
No Official Confirmation: There is no official confirmation from the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that corps members will earn N70,000 per month as the new minimum wage.
Ongoing Negotiations: The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Y.D Ahmed, stated that corps members may benefit from the new minimum wage negotiations, but no agreement has been reached yet.
Proposed Minimum Wage: The tripartite committee suggested N62,000, governors proposed N57,000, while organized labor demanded N250,000, but the Federal Government has not finalized the new minimum wage.
Current Allowance: NYSC members currently receive a monthly allowance of N33,000.
Future Increase: The NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, previously stated that the allowance of corps members would be increased immediately after the Federal Government implements the new minimum wage.
