Corps members posted to schools across the state will be paid a stipend which includes 50k medical allowance

Corps members posted to schools across the state will be paid a stipend which includes 50,000 medical allowance.

Taraba state governor, Agbu Kefas, has approved the payment of N50,000 medical allowance to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) posted to schools across the state.

The state’s Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Zainab Usman, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

She said the governor also approved N25,000 as accommodation allowance per term and N10,000 as monthly support from the state government.

She said he gave the approval due to the high increase in school enrollment as a result of the government’s declaration of free basic education, uniforms and other learning materials.

“The surge in new enrollments witnessed in our primary and secondary schools over the past ten working days has necessitated immediate action,” Mrs Usman said.

According to her, the governor also approved N25,000 as an accommodation allowance per term and N10,000 as monthly support from the state government.

She said the governor gave the approval due to the high increase in school enrollment as a result of the government’s declaration of free basic education, uniforms, and other learning materials.

“The surge in new enrollments witnessed in our primary and secondary schools over the past ten working days has necessitated immediate action,” Usman said. The Federal Government currently pays NYSC members a N33,000 monthly allowance in line with the national minimum wage signed into law by President Buhari on April 18, 2019.

Workers in Nigeria are expecting a review of the current minimum wage following the removal of fuel subsidy in the country.