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Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto state, has raised the allowances of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members in the state, with immediate effect.

Tambuwal announced the new policy on Wednesday during the swearing-in ceremony of 2006 Batch A Stream II corps members at the state  NYSC orientation camp in Wamakko.

He expressed the gratitude of the state government to corps members for their services, saying government would continue proritising their welfare.

Tambuwal said the new increase affects all categories of youth corps members, with those serving in medical line getting more funds than others.

“Graduates of medicine will now be paid N50,000 from the current amount of N36,000,” he announced to the cheer of the corpers.

“Pharmacists will now earn N25,000, up from the N19,000 obtainable in the past, while graduates of lab science and other medical technicians like nurses are now entitled to monthly stipend of N15,000, up from the current N9,000 they were getting from the state government.

“In the same vein, graduates of social science and humanities will now be paid N5,000 monthly, a N1,000 addition from the previous N4,000 they received from as state.”

While urging the youth corps members to reciprocate the government’s gesture by being diligent in their areas of primary assignments, Tambuwal urged them to shun vices capable of causing breakdown of law and order.

“I urge you to shun militancy, terrorism and cultism. I also invite you explore Sokoto and study its rich history, culture and people,” the governor added.