Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has assured
corps members that their allowance would be reviewed to reflect the new
minimum wage of N30,000 per month by 2020.
Dare stated this in a statement released from his media office on
Wednesday during his visit to the National Youth Service Corps
orientation camp in Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos State.
He said, “Allowance of corps members would be reviewed to reflect the
new minimum wage of N30,000 per month by 2020. The figure has been
captured in next year’s budget.
“I have always advocated that Nigeria must invest in the youth. We at
the ministry are refocussing the development of our youth in terms of
programming.
“The ministry has developed a programme called DY.NG. We want it to
be a two-month programme that you would run during your service, after
which you will have some level of certification. It will give you that
added advantage beyond your degree.”
Dare said all the corps members had been enlisted as Anti-Corruption
Ambassadors to create awareness and make sure corruption did not thrive.