FG Not Increasing NYSC Corps Members’ Allowance Yet – Labour Minister
The Federal Government of Nigeria is not increasing NYSC corps members’ allowance yet. This is according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige.
He confirmed this to newsmen in Obosi, Idemili Local Government Area of Anambra State, by informing them that the reports in the dailies and online news about the increase in NYSC stipends was not true as the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has not received any recommendation to that effect. That is, increasing NYSC “allowee” for serving corps members.
FG Increasing NYSC Corps Members’ Allowance NOT TRUE – Chris Ngige
His words, “What I said is that we’ve not concluded because no recommendation has come to the Federal Executive Council.
“As a matter of fact, some ministries, Youth and Sports, myself, Women Affairs and Budget and Planning have been asked to make our input, and the allowances of the NYSC persons like I explained is on sliding scale. The same sliding scale with the national minimum wage except that it is a top up, what is called top up on the national minimum wage to make for special transport allowance for members of the NYSC.
“That is why today the national minimum wage is N18, 000, and the top up for NYSC members is about N1, 500 making it N19, 500.
“This is the allowance the Federal government will give to them, areas or persons and bodies, agencies where they do their primary assignments can also give them what they call special allowances and that is irrespective of this monthly stipend from federal government.
“Their employers, primary assignment can and they have been doing so, they give them another top-up so that in some establishments you see them paying extra N10, 000 to the NYSC persons some are as generous as even giving N20, 000 about the same thing that they earn.
“For now there is no figure before us and as a matter of facts the last Federal Executive Council had mandated the Ministers of Youths to liaise with the Director General of the NYSC so that he can be brought on board for us to work as a team.”
Excerpts: Sunnewsonline
