This is how much corps members get paid in 26 states across Nigeria
There is a uniform "Alawee" paid to the corps members by the Federal Government, but state Governments also provide some allowances to those posted to their regions.
NYSCThe National Youth Service Corps is a compulsory year of service to Nigeria set up by the Government to involve the graduates in the development of the country.
Since 1973 graduates of universities and later polytechnics have been required to take part in the NYSC program for one year.NYSC posts 90% of corps members to schools in Sokoto State--- Official.
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There is a uniform salary ( alawee) paid to the corps members by the Federal Government, but state Governments also provide some NYSC 'alawee' to those posted to their regions.
In some states, the allowances of the NYSC members differ based on their course of study, with medical corp members usually favored.
Ezekiel Enejeta of Financial Watch Nigeria provide a list of 26 states across Nigeria and the allowance paid to corpers.
- Abia – N5,000
- Akwa Ibom state – N10,000
- Bauchi – N1,250
- Bayelsa – N3,000
- Borno – N1,000
- Cross River – N3,090
- Delta – N5,000
- Ebonyi – N15,000
- Ekiti – N5,000
- Enugu – N10,000
- Imo – N2,000
- Jigawa – N5,000
- Kaduna – N3,000
- Kano – N4,000
- Kwara – 25,000 (medical youth corp members)
- Lagos – N10,000, N20,000 (medical youth corp members)
- Nassarawa – N3,000
- Niger- N6,000
- Ogun – N5,000
- Ondo – N75,000 (medical youth corp members)
- Osun – N5,000
- Oyo – N4,000
- Sokoto – N4,000, N9,000 (medical youth corp members)
- Taraba – N10,000
- Yobe – N2,500
- Zamfara -N3,000
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