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The Tinubu-led Federal Government has given the green light for a salary hike for civil servants in the nation, with increments ranging from 25% to 35% across different consolidated salary structures.
This adjustment will apply to the remaining six consolidated salary structures, which are 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).
A press release issued by NTA on the evening of Tuesday, April 30 states;
”The Federal Government has approved an increase of between 25% and 35% in salary Increase for Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures
The Salary Structure is 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).
It will be recalled that those in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had already received their increases which involved Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS) for Universities.
For Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, it involved the Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS).”
The Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) and Consolidated Health Sector Salary Structure (CONHESS) have also brought benefits to the Health Sector, according to a statement signed by Emmanuel Njoku, the Head of Press at the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC). These increases will be implemented starting from January 1, 2024.
Furthermore, the Federal Government has approved pension increases ranging from 20% to 28% for pensioners under the Defined Benefits Scheme, concerning the aforementioned six consolidated salary structures. These increases will also take effect from January 1, 2024.
It is worth noting that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission recently approved a 340% increase in electricity tariff for customers classified under Band A.
According to Musliu Oseni, the Vice Chairman of NERC, Band A customers will now be charged N225 per kilowatt-hour, compared to the current rate of N66.
Band A customers constitute 15% of the 12 million electricity customers in Nigeria and enjoy 20 hours of electricity supply daily. However, Oseni clarified that customers in other bands would not be affected by this tariff review.
Fadeyi disagreed with the Minister of Power’s statement, emphasizing that he continues to spend a significant amount on both electricity and diesel despite being moved to Band A.
Fadeyi said,
“I spend N1m on electricity and another N1m on diesel. This is excluding how much I spend on my businesses.
“If the electricity was good, I wouldn’t spend that much on fueling my generator.”
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