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FG Reportedly Begins Payment Of 40% Salary Rise Arrears To Civil Servants
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reportedly commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants.
According to reports by The Punch on Saturday, some workers started receiving bank alerts of the arrears on Saturday, April 22, 2023.
A high-ranking civil servant who spoke anonymously to The Punch in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, noted that the arrears came in alongside the April 2023 salary.
“I received my own arrears today. Some of our other colleagues have also confirmed receipt of their arrears. It came in alongside our April salary.”
Another civil servant in Ibadan who confirmed the development via a chat said, “Yes, it is true. Though I am a teacher with a Federal Government school, I can confirm to you that I received my April 2023 salary alongside my arrears.”
Recall that the regime of the President Muhammadu Buhari proposed a 40 per cent pay rise for workers to cushion the effects of the planned removal of fuel subsidy.
The spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Olajide Oshundun noted that the rise will be applicable to all workers from level 1 to 17.
Earlier in March, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed that the Federal Government had approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country.
He added that the pay rise had been included in the 2023 budget, noting that it would take effect from January 1, 2023.
Ngige described the pay raise as a peculiar allowance for civil servants in view of the current economic reality and it is meant to help government workers to cushion the effects of rising inflation, the rising cost of living, hikes in transportation fare, housing and electricity tariffs.
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