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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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