The Director-General (DG) of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Shuaibu Ibrahim, on Monday guaranteed corps members that their month to month stipend of N19,800 would be checked on upward.
In an announcement, Adenike Adeyemi, NYSC Director of Press and Public Relations, said Mr Ibrahim gave the affirmation while cooperating with corps members during a working visit to Lagos.
He supposedly, guaranteed that their recompense would be expanded “quickly the Federal Government minimum wage of the new the lowest pay permitted by law”.
Ms Adeyemi said the NYSC supervisor had likewise guaranteed corps members the nation over improved welfare.
“He said endeavors are in top rigging at all levels to guarantee satisfactory welfare for all corps members.
“He, in any case, exhorted them not to leave on unapproved ventures that may imperil their lives, cautioning that such voyages would win them sanctions from the corps.
“He cautioned that violators of NYSC bye-laws would be managed in accordance with its principles,” Mrs Adeyemi expressed.
She said Mr Ibrahim had cautioned the corps members to maintain a strategic distance from issues that would advance political, religious and innate contrasts, however rather work to join the nation.