Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have called on the Federal Government to fulfill its promise of a N77,000 minimum wage/allowance to help ease the economic hardship they are currently facing.
They shared their experiences and suffering in their platform on Wednesday.
According to them, in spite of Federal Government’s approval of new minimum wage, in July 2024, corps members were still receiving the old allowance of N33,000.
They said the old allowance is no longer sustainable due to high transportation, feeding, and NYSC other daily expenses.
The Twitter reactions read: 3 months after, the Federal Government still believes that N33k is enough for NYSC members to survive,” twitted @NoorAjuwon.
“How can we even concentrate on our primary assignment with N33k in this current economic situation?” asked @Arbdoolbasid_Jr.
“High transportation costs: @Eze_na_ujari spends N5,000 on transportation and N2,000 on Community Development Service (CDS) contributions, leaving him with N26,000 from the N33,000 allowance.
“Poor living conditions: @blazzin_225 described the situation as “suffering and wickedness” due to bad NYSC lodges, dilapidated bathrooms and toilets, and starvation
Another tweet at @officialABAT was urged, “See us as your children too. We’re dying.”
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Federal Government approved the new minimum wage after the expiration of the old wage structure in April. The new approval is expected to be extended to corps members.