The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially commenced the payment of arrears arising from the recently approved N77,000 monthly allowance to both current and recently discharged corps members.
This confirmation came from the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, who announced that the disbursements are being made in batches.
The move fulfills the Federal Government’s pledge to align corps members’ stipends with the new national minimum wage—a promise first made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in September 2024.
The payment of arrears follows the initial implementation of the new allowance in March 2025. Before then, corps members had continued receiving the previous N33,000 despite the approval of the new rate, causing months of anticipation and unrest.