The National Youth Service Corps has attributed the delay in paying corps members the new N77,000 minimum wage to a lack of “cash backing.”
The cash backing is still being awaited,” she stated in a brief response.
Her comment comes amid mounting pressure from the National Association of Nigerian Students, which on Monday expressed frustration over the delayed payment.
In a statement signed by its National Vice President for Inter-Campus Affairs, Sileola Akinbodunse, NANS criticised the NYSC for failing to implement the revised wage months after the Federal Government’s approval in July 2024.
According to Akinbodunse, corps members received only N33,000 for their February allowance last Friday, contrary to the N70,000 promised by the NYSC Director-General.
She noted that while the Federal Government and several state governments have commenced payment of the new minimum wage, the NYSC has yet to follow suit, offering no justification for the delay.
