The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has assured Corps members that it will pay the allowances for March and April.
It said the payment will be made notwithstanding the fact that the usual monthly clearance exercise will not be done due to the Coronavirus pandemic lockdown in many states.
Director-General, Brigadier-General Shuaibu Ibrahim, gave the assurance through the Director of Public Affairs, Mrs. Adenike Adeyemi.
He said;
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.
The Director-General added that;
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.
It would be recalled that NYSC on March 3rd denied claim that it had spent allowances of corps members on the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country.
The NYSC said the reports emanated from mischief-makers and that they were making efforts to apprehend the masterminds behind the story.
The scheme said these in a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi.
The body said the Federal Government would continue to accord top priority to the welfare of corps members.
