May Day: FG Approves Increase in Salaries for Civil Servants
NLC PRESIDENT
*NLC Wants Pay Rise for all Workers
In what appears like trying to improve on the welfare of workers in view of the harsh economic conditions in the country, the federal government has announced increase in salaries of civil servants in the country.
But in reaction, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said that the increase should be for all workers in the country.
The pay rise is between 25 and 35 percent Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures, according to a statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku.
The statement added that those affected include “ 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)”.
This was as workers in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had earlier had their salaries increased.
Also affected were pensioners with between 20 percent and 28 percent increase on the Defined Benefits Scheme.
But reacting to the pay rise, the NLC’s Head of Information and Publicity, Comrade Benson Upah, while welcoming the increase said it should be extended to other categories of workers in the country.
In a chat with THISDAY Newspaper, he was quoted saying, “I am yet to see the details of the statement but from what I heard, those affected by the pay rise are from the specialized Service.
“These categories of workers are already in the privileged sector but we expect it to be extended also to other categories of Civil Servants who are in lower cadre and are vulnerable”.
In what appears like trying to improve on the welfare of workers in view of the harsh economic conditions in the country, the federal government has announced increase in salaries of civil servants in the country.
But in reaction, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said that the increase should be for all workers in the country.
The pay rise is between 25 and 35 percent Civil Servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures, according to a statement signed by the Head of Press, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Emmanuel Njoku.
The statement added that those affected include “ 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)”.
This was as workers in the Tertiary Education and Health Sectors had earlier had their salaries increased.
Also affected were pensioners with between 20 percent and 28 percent increase on the Defined Benefits Scheme.
But reacting to the pay rise, the NLC’s Head of Information and Publicity, Comrade Benson Upah, while welcoming the increase said it should be extended to other categories of workers in the country.
In a chat with THISDAY Newspaper, he was quoted saying, “I am yet to see the details of the statement but from what I heard, those affected by the pay rise are from the specialized Service.
“These categories of workers are already in the privileged sector but we expect it to be extended also to other categories of Civil Servants who are in lower cadre and are vulnerable”.
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