*Pay rise covers remaining 6 consolidated wage constructions
*Enhance ranges from 25% – 35%
*Pensioners get 20 – 28%
*Takes impact from January 1, 2024
*NLC: Pay rise must be prolonged to all
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja
The Federal Authorities has authorised a rise of between 25 p.c and 35 p.c in wage for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Wage Buildings
An announcement signed by the Head of Press, Nationwide Salaries, Incomes and Wages Fee (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku stated the will increase take impact from 1st January 2024.
The affected Wage Buildings are the Consolidated Public Service Wage Construction (CONPSS), Consolidated Analysis and Allied Establishments Wage Construction (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Wage Construction (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Wage Construction (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Group Wage Construction (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Wage Construction (CONAFSS).
It is going to be recalled that these within the Tertiary Training and Well being Sectors had already acquired their will increase which concerned Consolidated College Tutorial Wage Construction (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Establishments Wage Construction (CONTISS)
for Universities.
For Polytechnics and Faculties of Training, it concerned the Consolidated Polytechnics and Faculties of Training Tutorial Employees Wage Construction (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Academic Establishments Wage Construction (CONTEDISS).
The Well being Sector additionally benefitted via the Consolidated Medical Wage Construction (CONMESS) and Consolidated Well being Sector Wage Construction (CONHESS).
The Federal Authorities has additionally authorised will increase In pension of between 20 p.c and 28 p.c for pensioners on the Outlined Advantages Scheme in respect to the above-mentioned six consolidated wage constructions with impact from 1st January 2024.
Reacting to the federal government’s assertion on pay enhance, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) stated the guesture must be prolonged to all classes of Civil Servants.
NLC’s Head of Info and Publicity, Comrade Benson Upah stated though particulars of the federal authorities’s assertion have been formally acquired by the Congress, from what he examine it, the pay rise was for sure classes of staff within the public servlice.
The NLC scribe who spoke to THISDAY Tuesday stated that wage enhance is a welcome improvement and that authorities ought to be sure that margin is reflective of the tough financial state of affairs within the nation.
He stated: “I’m but to see the small print of the assertion however from what I heard, these affected by the pay rise are from the specialised Service.
“These classes of staff are already within the privileged sector however we count on it to be prolonged additionally to different classes of Civil Servants who’re in decrease cadre and are susceptible”.