National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denounced information circulating the media regarding the payment of ₦70,000 minimum wage to corps members.
The supposed increment report was debunked in a statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Eddy Megwa, stating that corps members, parents and members of the public should note that no directive has been received from the relevant sector of government responsible to raise the allowance of corps members.
The statement explained that corps members already know the approved channel and mode of communication in the scheme and should therefore ignore misleading information accordingly.
They further asked corp members to desist from allowing mischief makers who are set to mislead Nigerians from continuing to play on their intelligence.
Recall that In 2020, the NYSC increased the allowances of corps members from N19,800 to N33,000, months after a new minimum wage bill of N30,000 was signed.
Late July, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law, ending months of deliberations between government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector.
This followed months of talks with labour unions which insisted on a new minimum in the wake of the fuel subsidy removal and the floating of the naira – both steps ballooning the cost of living.
Labour unions had initially proposed N494,000 as a new minimum wage with the government offering N60,000. After a series of negotiations, on July 18, the Federal Government and the unions reached a consensus figure of N70,000.
