…20%-28% raise for pensioners on Defined Benefits Scheme
Amid clamour by labour unions in the country for an upward review of the national minimum wage, the Federal Government on Tuesday announced it has approved 25 per cent and 35 per cent salary increase for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.
The Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Emmanuel Njoku, disclosed this in a statement, saying the increase would take effect on January 1.
The announcement is coming just as workers in Nigeria mark Workers’ Day amid rising inflation and biting fuel scarcity in many parts of the country.
“The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25 per cent and 35 per cent in salary increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures,” Njoku said in the statement.
”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.
The government also approved for increase the pensions of retirees enrolled in the Defined Benefits Scheme within the aforementioned six consolidated salary structures from 20 per cent to 28 per cent effective from the same date.
He said the move was in line with the provisions of Section 173(3) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).
Njoku recalled that 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,” Njoku said.
“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),” he said.
