National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Director-General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has said it is expected that Corps members would benefit from the minimum wage when approved.
Contrarily to the misinterpretation of facts by some Members of the Press during his by visit to Ogun State Orientation camp, the DG made it clear that he did not say President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved increment in Corps Members’ allowance.
As part of his oversight functions during Orientation periods, the DG advised the Corps Members on different issues relating to patriotism, entrepreneurship, security consciousness, community development among other issues of youth development for leadership roles.
According to the statement released, the Scheme called on members of the Press to be factual in their reportage of activities of the NYSC, so as not to incite unnecessary apprehension among the Scheme’s stakeholders.