Barring any last-minute change of plans, the Federal Government will begin payment of the planned increase in civil servants’ pay by the end of this month (April), The PUNCH can report.

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, retd, is expected to give his final assent for disbursement any moment from now.

If the proposal sails through, it means the increase will be coming about two months to the June date proposed for the removal of petrol subsidy.

Officials of the Federal Government told The PUNCH exclusively that the fresh pay increase, tagged consequential allowance, would lead to a 40 per cent rise in the current pay of government workers.

Speaking exclusively with The PUNCH, the Director of Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Olajide Oshundun, revealed that the Federal Government might begin payment of the 40 per cent pay rise by the end of April this year, adding that the three months arrears of January, February and March would be paid at a later date.

Oshundun, however, said he could not confirm if the proposal by the government committee saddled with the task had been finally approved by the President.
He said, “Consequential allowance Salaries will be increased by 40 per cent for civil servants from level 1 to level 17.

What we receive now is called consolidated public service salary structure, it is the combination of basic and all allowances. So, the increase will be 40 per cent of what a public servant is earning now.

They will start paying from the end of this month (April) and the arrears of January, February and March will be paid later. The salary increase is effective from January 2023. That is the proposal submitted by the committee set up to look into salary adjustment for civil servants, but am not sure if the President has signed it yet.”

Last month, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige disclosed that the Federal Government had approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country.
However, leaders of the organised labour on Monday described the proposed pay rise as a meagre allowance that would not be equivalent to a 40 per cent increase in workers’ salaries.

Reacting in a telephone interview, the National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, confirmed the moves by the government to increase “allowances and not salaries” as publicly insinuated.
According to him, the allowance is an increased arising from the peculiar circumstances surrounding the removal of the fuel subsidy and inflation. He, however, stressed that civil servants were yet to receive the payment.

When asked about the union’s next action if the government went ahead with the proposed plan, he simply said, “We would continue in our push, even in our acceptance speech we made it clear that labour will negotiate with the Federal Government on minimum wage increment.

Source: https://punchng.com/fuel-subsidy-fg-begins-40-pay-rise-for-workers-april-ending/?amp

Inflation mode about to be activated.
40% salary increase as against 400% fuel price increase.
And the public sector won't be able to pay according to federal salary.
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The tactics of this Government is crazy. Consoling Nigerian before bestowing more sufferings on them

Good. But let's hear what labour will say.

And what happens to those who ain't govt workers?

Govt workers represent the minority , what about the majority non govt workers?

This will drive SMEs to inflate their service and commodity prices. That's their only way of getting their share of the money FG will be sharing recklessly.

The mumus in agbada think money can create yam or rice. When you ignore production, prices go up and when money in circulation increases prices go up too.

Yes, they should increase workers salaries. But what's the fate of non government workers?

They should also jettisoned the idea of increasing any tax. In fact they should adjust VAT such that locally produced goods should be 0%. Tax can increase on luxury items and other non essential imported goods.

And the plan of sharing $800 millions from World Bank abi IMF loan among 'poor Nigerians' is bad except its the World Bank that will come and do the sharing.

We will experience not just Galloping or Creeping inflation but Hyper-inflation. Some of us are not govt workers and we'll be at the receiving end of this nonsense economic policy.

Bestest news so far this year

The money won't reach everyone but the impact of the subsidy removal (suffering) will affect all.

valentineuwakwe:


Source: https://punchng.com/fuel-subsidy-fg-begins-40-pay-rise-for-workers-april-ending/?amp

Does he mot understand that an increase in benefits is not taxable if it is within the threshold but that an increase in wages is fully taxable. These NLC people sha.

The private sectors, OYO.

A Greek gift from Buhari, to be collected back by Jagaban

😁😁😁

So what happened to common We working in private places..

State and local government workers nko ooo.
40 percentage small. Compare to how things price will increase like madt trust Nigerians

Till then.

Must we always suffer in this country...now too much money in circulation will be chasing few goods..

slivertongue:
And what happens to those who ain't govt workers?

They are left to their own devices

will private sectors increase their salaries too??

Omooh

Which workers? Federal workers,State or Local government workers?

April haste. APC government rushes every major economic upheaval because it knows that APC cannot form the next government.

After APC government in 8 years reduced Nigeria to become the POVERTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, as well as one of the most terrorised countries on earth, APC knew right before the election that Nigeria's voters would reject APC in the polls.

no be juju be tat.
now non government worker will be left to wallow again

private nko?

What will happen?...Omo this thing go choke

NewestNigerian:
The tactics of this Government is crazy. Consoling Nigerian before bestowing more sufferings on them

What would you have them do in this case?

slivertongue:
And what happens to those who ain't govt workers?

exactly

Rat them chop ur leg come dey blow am breeze at the same time

I am just bracing up for the hike in price from 197 to 750 a litre