FG approves salary increase for civil servants, pensioners
The Federal Government has increased civil servants’ salaries between 25 per cent and 35 per cent on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures.
The government equally approved increase in pension between 20 per cent and 28 per cent for pensioners on the Defined Benefits.
These are 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).
Civil servants 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, the review involved 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).
According to a statement by the Head of Press of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, the increases became effective from 1st January 2024.
He further said, “In line with the provisions of Section 173(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), the Federal Government has also approved increases in pension of between 20 per cent and 28 per cent for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme in respect of the six consolidated salary structures with effect from 1st January 2024.
