NYSC speaks on increment of corps members’ allowance

The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC),
Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, on Tuesday, spoke on increment of
allowance of corps members.

He explained that the scheme was not different from the civil service
and would need to wait for the new National Minimum Wage.

Kazaure said this in a chat with newsmen in Akure at the opening
ceremony of the Annual Management Conference, which coincided with the
45th anniversary of the NYSC.

He added that the scheme had cleared the backlog of unpaid staff
allowances and also created a robust forum to interface with members
of staff and labour unions for industrial harmony

Kazaure also disclosed the Federal Government had approved the
enrolment of corps members into the National Health Insurance Scheme
(NHIS).

The DG said as part of partnership deal with Federal Ministry of
Health, the orientation camp of the scheme had a consultant from the
Federal Medical Centre.

Kazaure, however, commended the corps members that participated in the
Osun State gubernatorial election for being good ambassadors of the
scheme.

"This annual management conference is for the top managers to come
together and critically review the operations and policies of the
scheme by setting an agenda so as to improve on the programme in
subsequent years," he said.