BREAKING: FG FAILS TO PAY NYSC MEMBERS N77,000 ALLOWANCE DESPITE PROMISES
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Despite the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) promising to raise corps members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000 starting in February 2025, the Tinubu-led Nigerian government has continued to pay the previous ₦33,000 stipend, SaharaReporters has learned.
Several corps members confirmed receiving their February allowance on Friday night, only to find that it remained at ₦33,000—less than half of the approved increase.
This contradicts assurances made in January by NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, who had stated that the increment was finalized and only awaited the passage of the 2025 budget.
“The Federal Government has already approved the increment of your allowance. It is no longer news; we have the approval in our hands. What we are waiting for is just the passage of the budget,” Ahmed had told corps members in Katsina State, vowing that by February, they would start receiving N77,000.
However, February has passed, and the promise remains unfulfilled.
The Tinubu administration has not provided any official explanation for the failure to implement the increase, leaving corps members frustrated amid worsening economic conditions.
With inflation rising and the cost of living soaring, the ₦33,000 stipend is no longer sufficient to cover even basic expenses.
Many corps members struggle to afford food, transportation, and housing as essential commodity prices surge due to poor economic policies and the naira’s depreciation under Tinubu’s leadership.
A corps member serving in Oyo voiced his frustration: ”How do they expect us to survive on ₦33,000 when everything is expensive? They told us we would get ₦77,000 this month, and now they have failed again. This government keeps making promises but never delivers.”
Similarly, a corps member in Kano criticized the delay, calling it another example of the government’s disregard for young Nigerians’ struggles.
“We are serving our country, yet we cannot even afford decent meals. The government knows that ₦33,000 is not enough, but they don’t care. They keep making empty promises while we suffer,” she said.
The failure to implement the promised allowance increase has further eroded trust in the Tinubu administration, which has faced widespread criticism for economic policies that have worsened inflation, unemployment, and poverty nationwide.
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