Breaking: NYSC Finally Starts Paying N77,000 Monthly Allowance, Corps Members Confirm

• The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has begun paying corps members the newly approved ₦77,000 monthly allowance, with 2024 Batch A Stream 2 being the first beneficiaries
• While some members confirmed receipt of the increased stipend, others from different batches are still awaiting payment, expected by month-end
• The allowance hike follows President Tinubu’s minimum wage approval, raising corps members' monthly pay from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has officially commenced payment of the newly approved ₦77,000 monthly allowance to corps members nationwide.

Legit.ng can confirm that several corps members received their new allowance on Wednesday, March 27. Multiple beneficiaries who spoke with our correspondent shared screenshots of their credit alerts, showing that the federal government began disbursing the payments around 1 pm.

Batch A Stream II corps members confirm receipt

According to findings by Legit.ng, the first batch of payments went to members of the 2024 Batch A Stream 2, who are set to complete their service year on Thursday, March 28. This aligns with the earlier promise made by the NYSC Director-General, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, assuring corps members that the increased allowance would be implemented soon.

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However, Legit.ng learned that corps members from other batches are yet to receive the ₦77,000 allowance.

Sources within the NYSC management disclosed that these payments would be made at the end of the month alongside their usual stipend.

The increment in allowance follows President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a new minimum wage, which led to the adjustment of corps members’ stipends from N33,000 to ₦77,000.

FG Allocates N430.7 Billion to NYSC

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is projected to spend approximately N307.6 billion on the mobilization and payment of allowances to corps members in 2025, following a significant increase in monthly stipends.

The allowance, which was raised from N33,000 to N77,000 per month, was announced by the NYSC in September 2024, in alignment with the new minimum wage bill signed into law in May of the same year.

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This adjustment marks a substantial financial commitment for the federal government, as the NYSC mobilizes an average of 333,000 corps members annually across three batches—A, B, and C.

Each batch comprises roughly 55,500 participants, with the total allowance for a single batch amounting to N25.64 billion. Over the course of a year, this figure escalates to N307.6 billion, representing a significant portion of the NYSC’s budget.

Peter Obi rallies support for corps member

Legit.ng also reported that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, had publicly criticized the Nigerian government and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for their alleged threats against a corps member, Ushie Rita Uguamaye, known as Raye, who voiced concerns about the country’s economic struggles.

In a post on X dated March 16, 2025, Obi described the incident as part of a disturbing pattern of suppressing dissent, drawing parallels to his own experiences of harassment for speaking out.

Source: Legit.ng