NYSC To Increase Corp Members Allowance Next Year – Minister

The federal government of Nigeria has promised to increase the allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps by 2020.

This was made known by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare at the orientation camp of the NYSC in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos state.

In a statement issued from his office in Abuja on Wednesday, he told corps members to keep hope alive as the increase will be effected as soon as it is signed into law.

The minister also explained that the recently passed 2020 budget by the National Assembly made provision for increment in the monthly allowance due for NYSC corps members.

Dare said that the Nigerian youths  are pivotal in ensuring that positive development takes place in the nation, and as such, government is taking their issue seriously.

The statement also reads that “the Ministry has developed a programme called DY.NG- a two month program that corps members could run during service year, after which they will have some level of certification.”

The minister added that such programs could boost their curriculum vitae.