The National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission, NSIWC says President Tinubu has approved the grant of a wage award of 35 thousand naira only per month to all Federal Government workers with effect from September one, 2023, pending when a new national minimum wage is signed into law.
This is contained in a circular signed by the chairman, NSIWC, Ekpo Nta, addressed to the presidency, all federal government ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs.
Ekpo says the approval follows 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, October 2 2023, as a result of the dispute arising from withdrawal of subsidy on the price of fuel.
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According to the circular, the implementation of the N35,000 per month wage award is for all Federal government’s MDAs that are treasury-funded and the payment will be funded from the treasury, while Non-treasury-funded Federal
Government agencies are to implement same amount from their internally generated
revenue, IGR or statutory allocations.
The NSIWC advised that all inquiries concerning the circular should be directed to the National Salaries,
Incomes and Wages Commission.
(Editor: Ena Agbanoma)
