ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Federal Government of Nigeria, has approved 25 per cent and 35 per cent salary increase for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.
This was disclosed in a statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Emmanuel Njoku.
Njoku noted that the increases takes effect on January 1, 2024.
According to the statement, the augmentation applies to the six remaining consolidated salary structures, namely the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure, Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure, Consolidated Police Salary Structure, Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure, Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure, and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure.
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Also, the pension of retirees enrolled in the Defined Benefits Scheme within the aforementioned consolidated salary structures from 20 per cent to 28 per cent effective from the same date, was also approved for augmentation.
Federal Government of Nigeria had earlier, increased the salary for sectors such as tertiary education and health, encompassing structures like the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure, Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure, Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure, Consolidated Medical Salary Structure and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure.