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NYSC DG Announces Payment Of ₦77,000 Allowance Arrears To Former Corps Members

Ganiyu Amodu

Brigadier General Olakunle Akinyemi Nafiu, Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has assured that corps members who recently completed their one-year mandatory service will receive arrears of the newly implemented ₦77,000 monthly allowance. Speaking at the Batch A 2025 Pre-Mobilisation Workshop held in Abuja on Thursday, April 3, Nafiu confirmed that the payment of the revised allowance commenced in March, following President Bola Tinubu’s approval and implementation of a new minimum wage structure. “The government is conscious of its promise, and within the budgetary provision, it will…

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Corps Member In Trouble For Calling Tinubu ‘Terrible President’

Ganiyu Amodu

. As video where the Lagos corper, Ushie Uguamaye, also described Lagos as a “smelling state,” goes viral   A National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member currently serving in Lagos State has publicly expressed her distress after receiving a threat from the NYSC authorities. The threat came in response to a social media post where she voiced her frustration about the escalating prices of goods across the country. In an emotional video posted on TikTok under the username @talktoraye , the Corps member broke down in tears as she described…

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Prospective Corps Member Dies In Accident En Route NYSC Camp

Ganiyu Amodu

A fatal road accident that happened in Ebonyi State on Wednesday has claimed the life of a female prospective corps member who was going to the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camp at Afikpo North Local Government Area of the state. The deceased was among a group of 12 prospective corps members in a 14-seater bus involved in the accident. The female corps member, whose name could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, was said to have died from injuries sustained while her colleagues and…

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‘N77k Per Month,’ Govt Increases Corps Members’ Allowance

Aliyu Aliyu

The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024. This is in line with the enactment of the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024. This was contained in a letter from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, dated 25th September 2024 and signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ekpo Nta. Prior to this, Director General of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, had paid an advocacy visit to the Chairman in which he…

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‘Posted To Lagos, Camp In Osun,’ Surprises As NYSC Calls Up Latest Batch

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️’Some posted to Zamfara will have orientation camp in Kebbi, Sokoto,’ details of what NYSC wants Batch B Stream II Corps members to know   The National Youth Service Corps has announced the release of the 2024 Batch ‘B’ Stream 2 call-up letters for prospective corps members. The corps made the announcement in a series of post on its official X (former Twitter) handle on Monday. It said orientation camp for the stream is expected to start on August 28, 2024 and closes on September 17, 2024. According to the…

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‘False, Misleading,’ NYSC Clears Air On Payment Of N70,000 Minimum Wage To Corps Members

Ganiyu Amodu

The National Youth Service Corps has denied a social media report that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate the N70,000 new national minimum wage. The corps said no directive has been given by the relevant authority for it to start the payment of N70, 000 minimum wage to corps members or to upgrade their accounts. According to a statement issued by the NYSC Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Saturday, the report is misleading and absolutely false. The NYSC, therefore, advised corps members to…

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Missing Abuja NYSC Female Corps Member Found Dead

Dawood Rabiu

Mutilated corpse of a female corps member in picture making the rounds on the social media is of Stephanie Se-Ember Terungwa, Abuja corps member with State Code Number FC/21B/5807 – NYSC   “The attention of NYSC management has been drawn to the pictures making the rounds in the social media of a missing corps member deployed to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The corpse was found wearing the NYSC Khaki trouser with the face defaced beyond recognition. READ ALSO: Baby Girl Born By Kaduna Train Passenger Spends 5th Days In…

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JAMB To Admit More Candidates, Adds Two New Lagos Varsities On Portal

Tade Salako

NYSC considers enrolment of new Lagos Varsities graduates for annual scheme as NUC writes Federal educational agencies, TETFund and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed the possibility of admitting more candidates than ever before as it included the two newly established universities by the Lagos State government into lists of schools open to provide tertiary education in the country. Platforms Africa reports that the two new tertiary institutions, which increased the number of public varsities to four in the state, were…

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