FG issues circular for N35,000 wage award to workers
The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, has issued a circular for the payment of N35,000 wage award to all federal civil servants with effect from September 1, 2023.
The circular dated October 19, was signed by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Mr Ekpo Nta.
It was addressed to the Chief of Staff to the President, Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Ministers, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Chairmen, Federal Commissions, Federal Permanent Secretaries, Clerk of the National Assembly, and Secretary, National Judicial Council.
The circular was also addressed to the Secretary, Federal Judicial Service Commission, Directors-General and Chief Executives of Parastatals, Agencies and Governments-Owned Companies, Auditor-General for the Federation, Accountant-General of the Federation, and Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation.
The commission said that the circular was in respect of the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Federal Government, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on October 2, 2023 as a result of the dispute arising from withdrawal of subsidy fuel.
He therefore said that the circular conveyed the approval of President Bola Tinubu for the grant of a wage award of N35,000 only per month to all Federal Government workers with effect from September 1, 2023, “pending when a new national minimum wage is expected to have been signed into law”.
“Accordingly, the implementation of the N35,000.00 per month wage award for all Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies that are treasury-funded will be funded from the treasury.
“Non-treasury funded Federal Government agencies are to implement same from their internally generated revenue (IGR) or statutory allocations.”
“Enquiries concerning this circular should be directed to the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission,” the statement added.
