FG approves salary increase for civil servants
The Federal Government has approved 25 percent and 35 percent salary increases for civil servants on the remaining six consolidated salary structures.
The Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Mr. Emmanuel Njoku, said this on Tuesday in Abuja.
“The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25 percent and 35 percent in salary increases for civil servants on the remaining six consolidated salary structures.
”They include the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), the Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), and the Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS).
“Others are: Consolidated Paramilitary Salary Structure (CONPASS).
Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).
“The increases will take effect on January 1,” he said.
According to Njoku, the Federal Government has also approved increases in pensions of between 20 percent and 28 percent for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme.
He said this was in respect of the above-mentioned six consolidated salary structures and would also take effect from January 1.
He said the move was in line with the provisions of Section 173(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
The official recalled that those in the tertiary education and health sectors had already received their increases.
“This involves Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS) for universities.
“For Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, it involves the Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS).
” The Health Sector also benefitted through the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure (CONHESS),” Njoku said.
