By Wahab Akanji, Abuja
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The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC has attributed non-payment of corps members’ allowance to discrepancies in the planning figures for 2016 from the scheme.
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According to the corps, the Ministries of Budget and National Planning as well as the Finance Ministry caused the delay in the payment of January allowance to corps members.
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NYSC in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday said efforts are being intensified to ensure that all Corps members receive their allowance between now and next week.
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“The Management of the National Youth Service Corps wishes to inform Corps Members that there will be a slight delay in the payment of their January 2016 allowance.
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“The delay is due to discrepancies in planning figures for 2016 from the NYSC, Ministry of Budget and National Planning and the Ministry of Finance.
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“Management regrets this delay, and is therefore working round the clock to ensure that all Corps members receive their January allowance between now and next week.
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“Please accept our very sincere apology for this delay”the statement said.