Taraba government to pay Corps members N85,000 stipend

Members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) deployed to Taraba state may earn up to N85,000 following approval of some payments by the state governor, Agbu Kefas.

In a statement on Sunday, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Re-orientation, Zainab Usman disclosed that the governor has approved the payment of N50,000 medical allowance to members of NYSC posted to schools across the state.

She said the governor also approved N25,000 as accommodation allowance per term and N10,000 as monthly support from the state government.

Usman stated that Governor Kefas gave the approval due to the high increase in school enrollment as a result of the government’s declaration of free basic education, uniforms, and other learning materials.

“The surge in new enrollments witnessed in our primary and secondary schools over the past ten working days has necessitated immediate action,” Mrs Usman said.