Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) will receive the new minimum wage as allowance starting next year, Shuabu Ibrahim, the Director-General of the scheme, has assured.
YaahooJournalist reports that the NYSC DG made the confirmation in a message to PREMIUM TIMES when the newspaper reached out to him on the matter.
The NYSC DG said the allowance of corps members was being reviewed to reflect the new minimum wage of N30,000 per month by 2020 as it had been captured in the yet-to-be-assented appropriation bill.
YaahooJournalist recalls that the 2020 budget was increased by lawmakers from N10.33 trillion presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 8 to N10.6 trillion.
“We’ve told our corps members that the allowance was captured in the 2020 Budget,” the NYSC DG said.
“Once signed into law by Mr. President, payment will commence. The Hon Minister of Youth and Sports Development reiterated this too when he addressed the Corps members in Lagos,” the NYSC boss added.
Also, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in a statement released from his media office yesterday during his visit to the National Youth Service Corps orientation camp in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State, confirmed that the payment will commence in 2020.
The Minister said: “Allowance of corps members would be reviewed to reflect the new minimum wage of N30,000 per month by 2020. The figure has been captured in next year’s budget.
“I have always advocated that Nigeria must invest in the youth. We at the ministry are refocussing the development of our youth in terms of programming.
“The ministry has developed a programme called DY.NG. We want it to be a two-month programme that you would run during your service, after which you will have some level of certification. It will give you that added advantage beyond your degree,” the statement added.