National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) says it has not increased monthly stipends of corps members to N31,800 as is being circulated on social media.
Rumours have been spreading on social media about purpoted increase in corps members’ stipends from N19,800 to N31,800 following the signing of the new minimum wage into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
A deputy director at NYSC headquarters Abuja, Eddy Megwa, told journalists on Wednesday that the Federal Government had not instructed the scheme’s authorities on any increase.
“The NYSC does not pay corps members any sum of money directly as stipends but the federal government does. Until the government is ready to implement the N30,000 minimum wage, we cannot say what corps members will earn for their service to the nation.
“Disregard any figure you find making the rounds on social media. When the federal government is ready, it will inform NYSC and we will announce it to corps members through official channels,” Megwa said.
