Brigadier General YD Ahmed, the Director General of National Youth Service Corps, has assured Corps Members that the payment of their new monthly allowance of Seventy-Seven thousand Naira would soon commence.
He stated this on Tuesday in Abuja when he commissioned a 32-seater bus donated by Capital Express Insurance Company.
The Director General said the bus would ease the transportation challenges being experienced by Corps Members and some NYSC Staff within the FCT.
General Ahmed who said his administration places high priority on Corps welfare, adding that arrangements for the payment of new Corps allowance have been concluded.
While speaking further, the Director General expressed appreciation to the Management of Capital Express Insurance for the kind gesture.
In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of Capital Express Insurance Company, Mr Matthew Ogwezhi said NYSC and his company have been in partnership for a while, and the donation was one of the benefits of the synergy as a support for the Scheme.
He promised that Capital Express Insurance would also consider other possible areas of assistance to the Scheme in year 2025.