Nigeria, March 25 -- Hello and welcome! In today's trending news stories;

1. The Federal Government has assured National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members that the backlog of their N77,000 monthly allowance will be paid. The allowance was increased from N33,000 in September 2024, but has faced delays in implementation. Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, confirmed on Politics Today that serving corps members and those in the scheme will receive backdated payments when the raise was announced. He explained that the delay was due to budgetary issues, as the increase was not initially included in the budget.

Now that the necessary allocations have been made, the government is committed to making the payments, though it may ta...