The Nigerian government announced yesterday the approval of a salary increase ranging between 25% and 35% for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures.
The Federal Government has approved a salary increase for its pensioners under the Defined Benefits Scheme (DBS). This decision coincided with labor leaders’ acknowledgment that the past year has been challenging and painful for workers and the general populace.
The salary increase affects civil servants under various Consolidated Salary Structures, including 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).
Notably, workers in the tertiary education and health sectors have already received salary increases.
This involved the Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS) for Universities.
Similarly, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education benefited from the Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS).
The health sector also experienced increases through the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure (CONHESS).
The statement issued by the Head of Press at the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku, clarified that the salary increases took effect on January 1, 2024.
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