FG Set To Increase Allowance Of Corpers - NYSC DG

FG SET TO INCREASE ALLOWANCE OF CORPS MEMBERS
Sulaiman Kazaure, the Director General, National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC), says the increase in corps members monthly allowance would be
determined by the new national minimum wage ”when it takes effect
around September 2018.”
The official said this on Monday while fielding questions from journalists
newsmen shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the 2018 Batch ‘A’
corps members at the NYSC orientation camp in Kusalla, Karaye Local
Government Area of Kano state.
According to him, “our efforts to ensure that the monthly allowance of
the corps members is increased have yielded a very good result following
series of discussion with the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris
Ngige.”
Mr Kazaure added that the N18,800 paid to them is grossly inadequate
to cater for their needs during the mandatory one year service to the
nation.
The federal government had set-up a committee to look into the upward
review of the minimum wage which he said will also determine the
increase of the corps members’ allowance.
“We have been assured that when the new minimum wage takes effect,
also the corps members allowance will be reviewed upward,” Mr Kazaure
assured.
The NYSC DG also disclosed that 82,000 corps members were deployed
nationwide for the 2018 Batch ‘A’ orientation course across various
states except those with security challenges.
In his remarks, the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, urged the
corps members to shun all acts capable of denting the image of the
scheme or which would sour their relationship with the camp officials.
“You are to be guided by the sense of duty and discipline at all times,
that would undoubtedly lead you to succeed in your entire life,” Mr
Ganduje said.
Earlier in his welcome address, the NYSC Coordinator in Kano, Ladan
Baba said no fewer than 2,487 corps members were registered in the
camp, comprising 1,289 males and 1,198 females.
Mr Baba added that the corps members since the beginning of the
three-week orientation had been adapting to the various activities in the
camp and have behaved well.