Nigerians React As NYSC Pays First N33,000 Allowance To Corp Members

The Federal Government of Nigerian through the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has commenced the N33,000 allowance payment to Corps members.

The payment began today, (Friday 31st January 2020), and a lot of corps members have said they have received the new allowance structure.

Recall that in April 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari had signed into law an increase in the new minimum wage and NYSC.

He had also approved the monthly allowance of Corps members to N33,000.

The approval was affirmed by the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, at the NYSC Secretariat in Bauchi.

It was further confirmed by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, who gave no further details on the matter.

Meanwhile, joyous corps members who received the N33,000 new allowance confirmed the payment via text messages.

See reactions below:

#NYSC Finally I can start wearing my fully kitted NYSC uniform 24/7.
Whenever you see any corp member passing by, just holla. pic.twitter.com/JSaIJglKOZ

— Zak The Great Soul 👑 (@21stCV) January 31, 2020

https://twitter.com/AdaDeraah/status/1223094807528165376

I just woke up to 33k alert ehhh..
FG issa goal!
This is the kinda alert I love waking up to 😍#NYSC pic.twitter.com/lryl7pXkr8

— Bennie Baby (@bennie_baby1) January 31, 2020

Thank you federal government #NYSC pic.twitter.com/HNtZwl0n8G

— Becky Eke🛡🛡🛡 (@BeckyRobo) January 29, 2020

https://twitter.com/Hardharms/status/1223126389211193346

Guys!!!!! So the 33k is for real! Woke up to this. FG has done it again. #NYSC #allowee pic.twitter.com/QByjjltAAN

— MedAdisa💉💊 (@tomi_moses) January 31, 2020

When you hear allawee is now 33k… Konbeee😉😉😉😉#NYSC pic.twitter.com/qyDkNHPoRR

— Semper Fi𓃵 (@lustreshotit) January 31, 2020