Information obtained by 9News Nigeria reports that the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has officially and finally paid the promised N77,000 monthly allowance to its members.

Several NYSC members took to Social Media including X to confirm that they received #77,000 Naira for the month of March from the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The new allowance which was raised from N33,000 to N77,000 in September 2024, which has faced several delays, leaving corps members uncertain about when they will receive the new amount.

9News Nigeria’s Editor, Deji Ogunsola reports that earlier in the week, Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, confirmed that the government will pay the backlog, just as he assured that serving corps members, as well as those who were part of the scheme when the announcement was made, will receive the backdated payments.

Olawande clarified that the delay in the allowance payment stemmed from budgetary issues.

“I’ve explained this several times. Some people said, I always say ‘It is a process. It is a process.’ But it’s seriously a process. It’s a government line,” the minister stated.

He further noted that the increase was not initially included in the budget when the president announced it, and therefore required budgetary allocation before it could be paid.

“Before anybody can approve anything, you must have a budgetary allocation for it. But the budgetary allocation has been done now. We are done with the process and it has been approved,” Olawande said