JUST IN: Outrage as FG fails to pay NYSC corpers N77k allowance despite assurances

Despite assurances from the NYSC that corps members’ monthly allowance would increase to N77,000 in February 2025, the FederalGovernment has failed to fulfill this promise.

“The Federal Government has already approved the increment of your allowance. It is no longer news; we have the approval in our hands. What we are waiting for is just the passage of the budget,” Ahmed had told corps members in Katsina State, vowing that by February, they would start receiving N77,000.

Despite multiple corps members confirming that they received their February allowance of N33,000, which is less than half of the promised amount, the government has not provided any explanation for the discrepancy.

This has left corps members feeling stranded and frustrated, especially in the midst of a growing economic crisis.

Many struggle to afford food, transportation, and accommodation, as prices of essential commodities skyrocket due to bad economic policies and naira depreciation under Tinubu’s administration.

A corps member serving in Oyo expressed his disappointment, saying, ”How do they expect us to survive on ₦33,000 when everything is expensive? They told us we would get ₦77,000 this month, and now they have failed again. This government keeps making promises but never delivers.”

Another corps member in Kano lamented that the delay in the allowance increment is yet another example of the government’s insensitivity to the struggles of young Nigerians.

“We are serving our country, yet we cannot even afford decent meals. The government knows that ₦33,000 is not enough, but they don’t care. They keep making empty promises while we suffer,” she said.

The failure to implement the promised allowance increase has further eroded trust in the government, which has been widely criticised for its economic policies that have worsened inflation, unemployment, and poverty across the country.