NYSC Pay In The 70's Had More Purchasing Power Than Today's ₦77,000 - Pat Utomi

 I did my NYSC in the 70s. If I remember correctly, we were paid roughly ₦100 monthly.

The purchasing power of ₦100 in Nigeria in the 1970s was far greater than it is today. In fact, that ₦100 had more purchasing power than the ₦77,000 monthly allowance NYSC corps members receive from the government today.

The ₦100 I received back then would be worth almost ₦200,000 in today's money.