FG begins payment of 33, 000 To Corps Members

By Bright Olorungbotemi

THE Federal Government have commenced the payment of 33, 000 naira, being the new amount approved as Corps Members’ monthly allowance by the Federal Government in line with the new National Minimum Wage.

Corps Members jubilating the new allowance

A corps member serving in Ogun State revealed the payment on their WhatsApp platform in the early hours of Friday 31st January, 2020.

It read,

“Your account 314*******32 have been credited with NGN33,000.00 on 31-Jan-2020 at 06:38:31 by FGN: FEDER:OGJAN2020NRA…

It was earlier reported that The Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim on Wednesday 29th January, announced the amount approved as Corps Members’ monthly allowance by the Federal Government in line with the new National Minimum Wage while speaking to Corps Members at the NYSC Bauchi State Secretariat during his working visit to the State.

Following the announcement of the newly approved wage of 33,000 naira for corp members by the Director General of the National youth service Corp - Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, corp members are set for a wind fall in terms of arrears.

Corp members in 2019 Batch A will earn as much as 118,800 in areas covering the period between April and December of 2019. Also their colleagues in 2019 Batch B stream 1 with earn an estimated amount of 105,200 within the period of June and December while those in Batch B stream 2 will look forward to receiving the sum of 66,000.

Also corp members in 2018 Batch B streams 1 and 2, and Batch C streams 1 and 2 are expected to earn 26,400, 39,600 and 79,200, 92,400 respectively....

See payment screenshot below: