By Uzair Adam Imam
The Director General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that the Federal Government will increase the monthly allowance of corps members once the ongoing negotiations on the new minimum wage are completed.
Ahmed made this known during a visit to the Ogun State NYSC Orientation Camp in Sagamu, where he addressed 2,762 corps members of Batch B, Stream One.
He congratulated the corps members for making it to the orientation camp, noting that many of their colleagues had not been so lucky academically to have the privilege of being called corps members.
The DG urged the corps members to take their training seriously, as it is designed to sharpen their leadership skills and make them better Nigerians and more useful to society.
He also warned them against posting camp activities on social media, stating that three corps members had been expelled from the camp for flouting this rule.
Ahmed advised the corps members to prioritize their security and avoid unnecessary journeys, especially at night.
He also encouraged them to consider a career in the military, impressed by the military skills displayed by the parade guard.
The DG donated four cows to the corps members for their feeding and commended the military skills displayed by the parade guard.
He also urged the corps members to respect the culture of the communities they will be posted to for their primary assignment and discharge their duties responsibly as worthy ambassadors of the 51-year-old scheme.
The Ogun State Coordinator of NYSC, Mrs. Olayinka Nasamu, appreciated the DG’s visit and highlighted the camp’s needs, including additional boreholes, water reservoirs, inadequate bunks and mattresses, a functional ambulance, and a proper food store.
She also noted that the camp has provided handwashing stations and sanitizers to prevent the outbreak of cholera.