FG Approves Salary Increase For Civil Servants

By Adesina Soyooye

The Federal Government, on the eve of May 1, a day dedicated to Workers,  approved an increment of between 25% and 35% in salary for Civil Servants.

Workwrs affected are those  on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures

The Salary Structure is the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS), Consolidated Para-military Salary Structure (CONPASS), Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICCS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).

It should be noted that those in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had already received their increases which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS)

for Universities.

For Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, it involved the

Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS).

Benefitting, also, is the Health Sector  through the Consolidated Medical

Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure (CONHESS).

Emmanuel Njoku, Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages who signed the statement said the increases take effect from 1st January 2024.

The statement also said that the Federal Government has approved “increases in pension of between 20% and 28% for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme in respect to the above-mentioned six consolidated salary structures with effect from 1st January 2024.”