Nigeria’s National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) has announced
approval of increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent salary for Civil Servants.
Mr Emmanuel Njoku, on Tuesday in Abuja said the
the is for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures..
The spokesman of the commission, Mr Emmanuel Njoku, said:” They include Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS) and Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS).
“Others are: Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS).
Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).
“The increases will take effect from January 1,” he said.
Mr Njoku said the government has also approved increases in pension of between 20 per cent and 28 per cent for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme.
The increase is in line with the provisions of Section 173(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
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). ”
Nigerian workers are still awaiting general increase in minimum wage as talks between labour and government peaks.
