Sokoto doubles corps members' monthly allowance to ₦20,000
- Governor Ahmed Aliyu raised the state's monthly allowance for NYSC members in Sokoto from ₦10,000 to ₦20,000.
- Each corps member at the current orientation camp will also get a one-off ₦30,000 gift.
- The governor promised a Hilux van for NYSC monitoring and five cows daily during the camp.
Corps members posted to Sokoto will now take home ₦20,000 a month from the state, up from ₦10,000. Governor Ahmed Aliyu announced the doubling on Friday at the swearing-in of the 2026 Batch C Stream II set, held at the temporary orientation camp inside Umaru Ali Shinkafi Polytechnic, Sokoto.
Each young person currently in camp will also receive a one-off ₦30,000. For a corps member living on the federal allowance, the extra state money covers transport, data and small daily needs during the service year.
Aliyu said the raise was meant to make life easier for corps members and give them a better environment to serve. He added that a committee will be set up to make sure the new allowance is actually paid.
Camp support and a new van
The governor approved a Toyota Hilux for the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to help officials supervise corps members, especially in areas that are hard to reach. He also pledged five cows every day to feed those in camp for the length of the orientation.
He directed the school hosting the camp to fix its electricity and water problems without delay.
According to Aliyu, his government has spent more than ₦1bn renovating the permanent orientation camp in Wamakko Local Government Area, and that work is about 90 per cent done. He asked ministries, agencies and private employers not to turn away corps members sent to them, and promised that their safety would stay a priority.
“The role of corps members in promoting national integration and unity cannot be overemphasised,” he said.
The state's NYSC coordinator, Tyoyer Gabriel Ter, thanked the governor for years of support and said Aliyu is in line to be named the scheme's best-friendly governor. He also credited the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, for supplying bulls during camps and prizes for the two best corps members at each passing-out parade. Ter acknowledged the Army, the Department of State Services, the Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Man O' War and other groups for helping the exercise run smoothly.
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Muhammad Saidu Sifawa, was represented by Justice Muhammad A. Sambo, who administered the oath to the new corps members.
What happens next
The committee promised by the governor is expected to work out how the ₦20,000 will be paid and when it starts. Corps members already serving in the state, not just the new batch, will be watching to see whether the raise reaches them too.
