The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has refuted claims circulating in the media that corps members are set to receive a ₦70,000 minimum wage.

In a statement signed by the Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the NYSC clarified that no directive has been received from the relevant government sector to increase the allowances of corps members.

The statement urged corps members, their parents, and the public to disregard the misleading information and to rely on official communication channels within the scheme.

The NYSC also cautioned corps members against being misled by those intent on spreading false information.

In 2020, the NYSC increased corps members’ allowances from ₦19,800 to ₦33,000 following the approval of a new minimum wage bill of ₦30,000.

In late July, President Bola Tinubu signed a new minimum wage bill into law, raising the national minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000.

“The signing of the minimum wage bill into law by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is both a promise kept and a demonstration of his people-centric governance model,” the statement read. “Tinubu promised to pay a living wage to Nigerian workers during his election campaign, and he has fulfilled that promise.”