NYSC To Increase Monthly Allowance To N30,000

The Federal Government of Nigeria has increased has increased the monthly allowance given to National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in Nigeria to N30,000. Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, disclosed this on Thursday in a press conference. Although they haven't concluded the process of paying the new allowance, she maintained that NYSC members were supposed to be paid the country's minimum wage.


"There is an increase for the NYSC as well because NYSC, by its Act, is designed that they earn the minimum wage." She continued,"So NYSC allowance also has to increase to 30,000. So I cannot give projections right now because the negotiations are not yet concluded."

National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program is a compulsory one year service to Nigeria by every citizen who has successfully completed their higher education. The individuals are posted to different parts of the country to teach in schools, work in hospitals, work in different organisations, etc. During this exercise, they are paid monthly by the Federal government of Nigeria.