NYSC denies approving N70,000 minimum wage for corps members
National Youth Service Corps NYSC
NYSC denies approving N70,000 minimum wage for corps members
Abdullateef Fowewe
The National Youth Service Corps has clarified that it has not received any official directive to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for corps members.
NYSC in a statement by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, labelled the recent report that corps members are eligible for the N70,000 minimum wage as misleading.
NYSC emphasised that no instructions have been issued regarding account upgrades or wage payments.
The statement read, “The attention of National Youth Service Corps management has been drawn to misleading information circulating in the media regarding payment of N70,000 minimum wage to corps members and the directive to upgrade their accounts. This is an absolute falsehood which is far from the truth.
“Corps members, parents and members of the public should note that no directive has been received from the relevant sector of government responsible for wage matters. It is, therefore, impossible for the NYSC to issue any information on such. Corps members already know the approved channel and mode of communication in the scheme and should therefore ignore the directive accordingly.”
NYSC in the statement, however, urged corps members and the public to disregard the false claims and warned against misinformation spread by bloggers and social media influencers.
“The NYSC, by this release therefore admonishes corps members to desist from allowing mischief makers who are set to mislead Nigerians from continuing to play on their intelligence. Bloggers and social media influencers are warned to stop issuing statements that concern the management of the National Youth Service Corps without authorisation,” the statement added.
Dailyeconomy on Wednesday, July 24, reported that Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has stated that gatemen, drivers, housemaids and apprentices must earn no less than N70,000, as confirmed during the passage of the new minimum wage bill.
