The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has put clarity
on speculations that it would donate corps members’ monthly stipends for April
and May, towards the fight against COVID-19.
A statement signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Adenike
Adeyemi, pointed out that a similar report, was circulated earlier in the year
on social media.
The statement reads, “The attention of NYSC management has been drawn to a
fake news, directed at corps members, and purported to have been issued by the
Director-General, conveying to them that their monthly stipends for April and May
would be contributed to the fight against COVID-19.
“It will be recalled that a similar mischievous story had earlier been
bandied on the social media in February, 2020. Management wishes to advise all
corps members to disregard the poorly written story in its entirety, as there
is no iota of truth in it. The story emanated from a fake source,” part of the
statement read.
NYSC management has said payment of April stipend shall be processed
without clearance.