Federal Government approves salary increase for civil servants.
The Federal Government has approved 25% and 35% salary increases for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.
The Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission, Emmanuel Njoku, in a statement on Tuesday, April 30, said the increases take effect on January 1, 2024.
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.
Furthermore, the Federal Government has also approved pension increases ranging from 20% to 28% for pensioners enrolled in the Defined Benefits Scheme within the aforementioned consolidated salary structures, with the same effective date.
