Minimum wage: 3 Reasons Tinubu may increase NYSC allawee revealed

• President Bola Tinubu's administration may increase the NYSC members' allowance following the N70,000 minimum wage agreement with the labour
• Tinubu pegged the minimum wage at N70,000 after extensive engagement between the government, labour and the organised private sector
• There are three events that suggested that the president may increase the corps members' allawee following the agreement, including Senate President Godswill Akpabio's comment during the passage of the new minimum wage bill

President Bola Tinubu-led federal government has pegged the new minimum wage to N70,000. A development that has been accepted by Nigerian workers and passed into law by the two chambers of the National Assembly.

However, there is the possibility of the federal government under President Tinubu increasing the monthly allowance of the members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) from N33,000 to N70,000, which is the new minimum wage.

Why President Tinubu may increase corps members allawee after minimum wage Photo Credit: @officialABAT, @officialnyscng
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How Buhari increase NYSC allawee to N33k

This is because when the minimum wage was increased in 2019 to N30,000, the federal government increased the allowance for corp members to N33,000 from N18,000, a largely welcomed development.

Though former President Muhammadu Buhari approved the minimum wage on April 18, 2019, the NYSC Allawee commenced in January 2020, when it was included in the 2020 budget.

If Tinubu would go by his predecessor, his administration may include a new allawee of corp members in the 2024 budget.

NYSC authority hints at new allawee

Also, NYSC Director-General Brigadier General Y.D Ahmed has hinted at the possibility of President Tinubu's administration including the corps members in the new minimum wage during his visit to the Ogun state NYSC orientation camp on July 6.

During his visit, Ahmed addressed the 2,762 Batch 'B' Stream I corps members, commending their enthusiasm and encouraging them to embrace the camp's discipline and collectivism. He also hinted that they may benefit from the new minimum wage agreement if it is approved by the National Assembly.

Akpabio's comment on the new minimum wage

Although the president of the Nigerian Senate did not explicitly mention that corps members will be included in the new minimum wage, his comment suggested that the bill would be all-inclusive, a statement that may favour the NYSC corps members.

According to Akpabio, the new minimum wage applies to all employers, including those in small-scale and informal sectors, such as employers of domestic workers or tailors.

His statement reads:

“If you’re a tailor and you employ additional hands, you can’t pay the person below N70,000. If you have a housemaid, you cannot pay them below N70,000. If you hire a driver or a gateman, you cannot pay them below N70,000.”

Policeman allegedly killed NYSC member in Oyo

Legit.ng earlier reported that a policeman who was heavily criticized in 2020, identified as Saheed SARS, has allegedly shot a corp member in his head in Ogbomosho LGA of Oyo state.

Saheed SARS was an operative of the defunct SARS under the Oyo state police command and was known for his assaults by LAUTECH students, especially Yahoo boys.

The deceased, Iyanda Damilola, was said to be in Ogbomosho to attend the convocation of his brother, Oluwafemi before he was shot at the after-party at a lounge in the area by Saheed SARS.

Source: Legit.ng