Ogun approves N50,000 welfare support for corps members and donates mattresses to orientation camp

Author: dailypost.ngPublished on: October 21, 2026Country: Nigeria

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Ogun approves N50,000 welfare support for corps members and donates mattresses to orientation camp

The Ogun State Government has approved welfare support of N50,000 each for the 3,050 members of the 2026 Batch C, Stream I of the NYSC at the Sagamu orientation camp. Disbursements began on Monday under Governor Dapo Abiodun’s administration to help cover their expenses during orientation. The state has also approved the donation of 500 mattresses to the camp as the number of corps members deployed to Ogun grows.

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