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FG Approves Salary Increase For Civil Servants

The Federal Government has approved salary increase for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.

In a statement issued by Emmanuel Njoku, head of press, at the national salaries, incomes and wages commission (NSIWC), the increase was announced on the eve of the Workers’ Day celebration on Tuesday.

The statement said the increase which is between 25 percent and 35 percent takes effect from January 1, 2024.

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The statement added that 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.

Also approved for augmentation is the pension of retirees enrolled in the Defined Benefits Scheme within the aforementioned consolidated salary structures
from 20% to 28% effective from the same date.

The statement reads in part: “The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent in salary for civil servants on the remaining six consolidated salary structures.”

It outlined the structures to include 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.”

“Recall that those in the tertiary education and health sectors had already received their increases, which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure, and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure for Universities.

“For polytechnics and colleges of education, it involved the Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure, and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure.

“The health sector also benefitted through the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure”.

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