Taraba Approves Payment Of N85,000 Special Allowance For NYSC Members Teaching In Schools

By Babatunde Solanke

This is certainly a good news to members of the National Youth Service Corps(NYSC) serving in Taraba State schools as the state government has approved N50,000 medical allowance, a N25,000 accommodation allowance per term, and a monthly N10,000.

The state Commissioner for Information and Reorientation, Zainab Usman, made this disclosure in a statement issued on Sunday.

Usman, who explained that the N50,000 medical allowance would be paid to NYSC members posted to schools, added that the governor also approved N25,000 as an accommodation allowance per term and N10,000 as monthly support from the state government.

According to her, the governor 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,” Usman said.

The Federal Government currently pays NYSC members a N33,000 monthly allowance in line with the national minimum wage signed into law by President Buhari on April 18, 2019.