President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has authorized a wage increase of N35,000 for all Federal civil servants, set to take effect from September 1, 2023, as per a memo from the Presidency. The memo, signed by Ekpo U. O. Nta, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, was issued on October 19, 2023.
In the circular, addressed to a wide range of government officials and entities, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Ministers, Ministers of State, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Chairpersons of Federal Commissions, Federal Permanent Secretaries, Clerk of the National Assembly, Secretary of the National Judicial Council, Secretary of the Federal Judicial Service Commission, Directors-General, and Chief Executives of Parastatals, Agencies, and Government-Owned Companies, Auditor-General for the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation, and Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, President Tinubu expressed the government’s commitment to resolving a dispute stemming from the withdrawal of subsidy on the price of premium motor spirit (PMS).
“I refer to the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Monday, 2 October 2023, as a result of the dispute arising from withdrawal of subsidy on the price of premium motor spirit (PMS) and hereby convey the approval of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the grant of a wage award of N35,000:00 (thirty-five thousand Naira) only per month to all Federal Government workers with effect from 1 September 2023 pending when a new national minimum wage is expected to have been signed into law.”
According to the circular, the implementation of the N35,000 per month wage award for all Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies that are treasury-funded will be financed from the treasury. Non-treasury funded Federal Government agencies are expected to implement the same from their internally generated sources. President Tinubu’s decision is seen as a significant step in addressing the labor dispute and ensuring fair compensation for federal employees.
