NYSC members deny receiving ₦100,000 state allowance from Sanwo-Olu

Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Lagos State have denied receiving a ₦100,000 state allowance from Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in July.

This clarification follows multiple social media posts falsely claiming the governor paid a significant state allowance to corps members.

Despite these widespread online assertions, the state allowance remains ₦15,000, and not all corps members are eligible for it. Olayide Soaga, a corps member working as a newspaper intern, clarified that the ₦100,000 was a one-time gift to the Lagos NYSC Batch B1 corps members.

“No, it was giveaway funds. That occasion was just a one-time thing,” Soaga explained. “Lagos corps members do not receive state allowance. The money was only for Lagos NYSC Batch B1 corps members who were in camp at the time.”

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Timilehin Akinmoyeje, another corps member in Lagos, confirmed that only those working directly with the state government receive the ₦15,000 monthly allowance, in addition to the standard NYSC ₦33,000 stipend.

“Corps members that work for Lagos State Government receive ₦15,000 monthly,” Akinmoyeje said. “This is in addition to the NYSC ₦33,000 allowance every corps member receives. That ₦100,000 was just a giveaway on a whim. It’s not the usual. Not the standard.”

Governor Sanwo-Olu, in his announcement on July 26, stated that the ₦100,000 was a token of appreciation.

This comes as President Bola Tinubu and labor union leaders recently agreed to set the new minimum wage at ₦70,000. However, despite Tinubu’s approval, state governors have yet to announce their implementation of this new minimum wage.