The National Youth Service Corps has refuted circulating claims on social media suggesting that corps members’ bank accounts are being upgraded to accommodate a new minimum wage of N70,000.
In an official statement released by the Scheme’s Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, the NYSC labelled the reports as misleading and entirely false.
The NYSC clarified that it had not received any directive from the relevant government authority to implement a minimum wage increase for corps members or to upgrade their bank accounts accordingly.
“This is absolute falsehood which is far from the truth,” it said.
“Corps members, parents and members of the public should note that no directive has been received from the relevant sector of government responsible for wages matters. It is therefore impossible for the NYSC to issue any information on such.
“Corps members already know the approved channel and mode of communication in the Scheme and should therefore ignore the directive accordingly.
“The NYSC by this release therefore admonishes corps members to desist from allowing mischief makers who are set to mislead Nigerians from continuing to play on their intelligence.
“Bloggers and social media influencers are warned to stop issuing statements that concern the management of the National Youth Service Corps without authorization,” it stated.
The NYSC urged corps members, their families, and the public to disregard the false reports, highlighting that the Scheme has not issued any such directive and would not do so without proper authorization from the appropriate government body.
The NYSC also cautioned corps members to remain vigilant and avoid being misled by those intent on spreading misinformation. It further warned bloggers and social media influencers against disseminating unauthorized statements concerning the National Youth Service Corps management.
