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FG Pledges To Pay NYSC Allowance Backlog After Months Of Delay

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Mar 24, 2025.

FG Pledges to Pay NYSC Allowance Backlog After Months of Delay

FG confirms NYSC allowance backlog will be paid but gives no timeline.
Corps members who served during the increment announcement will be included.
Minister assures payments will happen, though not immediately.

After months of anticipation and frustration, members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) can finally expect relief as the Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to paying the backlog of the newly increased ₦77,000 monthly allowance.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Federal Government had announced an increase in corps members’ monthly stipends from ₦33,000 to ₦77,000 in September 2024. However, despite widespread public outcry over the delay, the new payment structure has yet to be fully implemented.

Speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television, the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, assured that serving corps members, as well as those who completed their service after the increment was announced, would receive their backdated payments.

“You saw the new DG saying that you will get it, and they’re asking him, ‘What about those that are passing out now, will they receive the backlog?’ He said, ‘We have your details.’

“The backlog, we will work on it and make sure it is paid. It may not be immediate, but it will happen,” Olawande stated.

FG Pledges to Pay NYSC Allowance Backlog After Months of Delay

Although he did not provide a specific timeline for the payments, his assurance offers hope to corps members who have been waiting for months to receive the promised increase.