- Claims circulating on WhatsApp statuses that President Bola Tinubu plans to reduce the monthly allowance for members of the NYSC have been debunked as false by fact-checking platform Dubawa
- President Tinubu, who recently took office as Nigeria’s 5th democratically elected president, has not made any statements indicating a reduction in the NYSC allowance
- These claims lack credible evidence and are not contained in his official speeches or posted on social media pages
Several graphics shared on users’ WhatsApp statuses claiming President Bola Tinubu plans to reduce the monthly allowance allocated to the Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members have been found to be false.
A report by Dubuwa, a fact-checking platform, stated that the claim in the graphics is false, adding that the newly inaugurated president has not stated that he plans to reduce the monthly allowance given to members of the NYSC.
