NYSC April Allowance Payment – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has promised to pay the allowances for March and April despite lockdown order in order to curtail the spread of Coronavirus.
Afriupdate reports that Corp members LGA monthly clearance changed from usual ‘Present’ on dashboard to ‘COVID-19’ on Tuesday 21 April 2020, causing panic among Corp Members.
NYSC April Allowance Payment
Meanwhile, Director-General, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi appealed to corps members to remain calm as the allowances will be paid soon.
Adeyemi said that the absence of monthly clearance exercise will not hinder the payment of allowances.
“As we earnestly look up to the Almighty God for help, management wishes to reassure all corps members once more that allowances for the months of March and April shall be paid to everyone, without recourse to the monthly clearance exercise.
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“You are all enjoined to stay calm, stay safe, observe safety precautions given from time to time by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and always stay tuned to our traditional and new media platforms,” he said.
All serving corp members are to expect the payment of their allowance starting from the 25 of April 2020.
Some states have been confirmed to have begin the payment of state allowances to corp members serving in state owned establishments among them is Nasarawa state that pays the sum of ₦5000 to corp members.
It would be recalled that Nigeria on Tuesday, recorded 117 new cases of the deadly Coronavirus bringing total cases in the country to 782.
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