The Federal Government has approved the increment of Corps Members’ monthly allowance to Seventy-Seven Thousand Naira (N77,000) with effect from July 2024.

Before this increment, the monthly allowance for Corps Members was Thirty-Three Thousand Naira (N33,000).

The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed was thankful to the Federal Government for the gesture and is optimistic that it will not only bring the much needed support to the Corps Members, but also boost their morale and motivate them to do even more, in their service to the nation.

Some government bodies including state governments, federal ministries, departments and agencies as well as private organizations may provide additional stipends. These extra allowances are sometimes paid in cash and are subject to the benefactors’ discretion.

In some host communities, especially in rural areas, NYSC corps members are sometimes provided periodically with raw food items like beans, yams.

It happens that some corps members serve where they are not given any financial or monetary assistance except for their monthly pay from the federal government.