Umar Bago, governor of Niger state, says he will pay the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members serving in the state ₦200,000 each in allowance bonus.
The governor spoke during the 2024 Batch B, Stream 1 orientation ceremony which was held at the temporary camp in Paikoro, Niger.
Bago said the bonus is to enhance the corp members’ comfort during their service year in the state.
He also approved the donation of ₦5 billion for the construction of a permanent NYSC orientation camp in the state.
“All corp members serving in Niger state today are entitled to N200,000 bonus from Niger farm,” the governor said.
“So you have ₦200,000 each of you, I understand you all are 1,600 so we are going to credit your account with the money. This is to enhance your comfort during your stay in Niger state.
“Again, to the director of NYSC Niger state, we want to build a brand new NYSC camp. So today, we are putting N5bn for your new camp. Niger state is giving N5bn to the honourable minister and DG to build a new camp for you all.”
At the moment, corps members under the NYSC scheme earn ₦33,000 in monthly allowance from the scheme.
The NYSC was set up in 1973 during the military regime of Yakubu Gowon to reconcile and rebuild the country after the civil war.
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