The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has given reasons why the new N77,000 allowance approved for corps members by the federal government has not been paid.
Ahmed who made the revelation in an interview programme on BBC Hausa on Sunday morning, said the increase in allowance could not be implemented due to lack of funds.
The DG who was responding to a question on why corps members were still paid N33,000 despite the increment which was to take effect from July, explained that the federal government was yet to release the needed funds for the implementation of the new allowance.
“Not only the corps members, even our staff members’ salary has been increased about four to five months ago, but it has not been implemented yet. But we are hopeful that the new pay will be implemented soon, but the funds have not been released to us yet,” Ahmed said.
“The information we have did not specify when the new allowance will be paid, but we were assured that their monthly allowance has been increased from 29th July 2024,” he added
