There is jubilation on social media as the Federal Government has finally begun the payment of N77,000 monthly allowance to corps members
Recall that the Director General of NYSC, Brigadier General Olakunle Oluseye Nafiu, disclosed recently that all corps members would be credited with their new monthly allowance of N77,000 from March 2025.
Some corps members who have received the bank alert took to social media to display their receipts.
Esther Eric on Facebook expressed gratitude to the DG for making the payment happen.
“DG for president. Thank you, Sir. We are grateful. 77k well received. Make I go price land,” she wrote.
Eric, during a chat with THE WHISTLER, confirmed the receipt of the allowance.
“It is true,” she simply said when asked if she had really received the pay.
Another person, Aweneguemeh Martins, further explained, “corps members in Yobe State and Kano and some other states also received 77k today,” adding that “it is mostly 2024 Batch A2 corps members.”
Some also shared receipts on the X platform; there, NYSC is trending.
An X user, @ToluDaniel10, wrote: “NYSC is finally paying 77k to corps members. If you have this girl’s DM, go say a big thank you. I bet the government wouldn’t have listened to you if not for her”.
Another user, @fimlex2, wondered why the space was still quiet compared to when the scheme failed, tweeting:
“NYSC don pay corpers 77k now, see as everywhere just quiet.”
Similarly, @jess_odii confirmed the update:
“NYSC has finally started the 77k payment today.”
For @dreyymo, the news called for celebration, sharing the development with an excitement emoji:
“NYSC don pay 77k oooo I feel good.”
The Federal Government has also promised to pay the backlog of the N77,000 monthly allowance to the corps members.
The new allowance was raised from N33,000 to N77,000 in September 2024.
