Serving corps members will benefit from the ongoing negotiation for a new minimum wage, the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC), Brigadier General Y.D Ahmed has announced
The DG made this known on Saturday during his visit to the Ogun State NYSC orientation camp in Sagamu
While addressing the 2,762 corps members undergoing the three-week orientation course, Brigadier-General Ahmed assured them that they would not be left out of the ongoing salary negotiations.
He commended the corps members for their participation in the orientation program and charged them to embrace the discipline and collectivist spirit instilled in the camp.
The NYSC boss warned corps members against posting unauthorized pictures of orientation camp activities on social media, citing that three corps members had already been decamped for violating this rule.
He also cautioned them against embarking on unauthorized journeys, emphasizing the Scheme’s priority on ensuring their safe return to their homes and parents after the national service.
DAILY GIST reports that the Nigerian government is yet to reach agreement with the organised Labour on the minimum wage for workers.
President Bola Tinubu, consequently announced that it would engage in further consultations with governors and the private sector before deciding on the new minimum wage
