THE Federal Government has said it will soon announce salary increments for civil servants and public officials due to the steady increase in the prices of consumer goods.
This was as it said a Presidential Committee on Salaries is currently reviewing salaries with a plan to announce its decision in early 2023.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this to State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
Ngige had earlier insinuated that the Federal Government would review salaries of civil servants upwards to cushion the effect of inflation.
Fielding questions on the issue, he said, “Yes, that’s what I am saying, that the Presidential Committee on Salaries is working hand-in-hand with the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission. The commission is mandated by the Act establishing them to fix salaries, wages, and emoluments in not only the public service.
“If you want their assistance and you are in the private sector, they will also assist you. They have what is called the template for remuneration, for compensation. So, if you work, you get compensated, if you don’t work, you will not be compensated.
“So they have the matrix to do the evaluation, so they are working with the Presidential Committee on Salaries chaired by the finance minister and I’m the co-chair to look at the demands of the workers. Outside this, I said discussions on that evaluation are ongoing.”
Asked about a workable timeframe for the implementation of salaries under review, the former governor said “As we enter the New Year, the government will make some pronouncements in that direction.”
