The National Youth Service Corps may spend as much as N307.6bn on the mobilisation and payment of allowances to corps members.
This amount is based on the increase in corps members’ allowances, which rose from N33,000 to N77,000, as announced by the NYSC in a statement released in September 2024.
The increase followed the signing of the new minimum wage bill into law in May 2024.
On average, the NYSC mobilises between 1,200 and 1,500 corps members for the orientation exercise across camps in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The mobilisation occurs in three batches annually—A, B, and C.
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