Tag: Civil Servants

FG makes u-turn on salary review for civil servants amidst rising inflation

Aminu Imam

After raising hopes of workers, the Federal Government has said it was not planning any upward review of salaries for civil servants. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has now said the increase he earlier talked about was on the remuneration and emoluments of the affected workers, especially the civil servants, adding that it is still ‘work in progress’. He noted that only some ‘peculiar allowances’ are being reviewed. “It is hoped that this rightful step which the Federal Government had embarked upon on compassionate grounds without any prodding…

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Dwindling Economy: Federal workers demand 30% salary stimulus within 14 days

Aminu Imam

The Federal Workers Forum (FWF) yesterday demanded that the Federal Government within the next 14 days pay 30% worker’s salary as stimulus payment to all federal workers to cushion the effect of the present economic hardships.   The Forum, in a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari and signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Andrew Emelieze, in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, stressed that there is the urgent need for government to come to the rescue of federal workers “by bringing forth a cost of living allowance package” for them and…

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FG increases duty tour allowance for public servants

Aminu Imam

…250% for Perm. Secs, 128% for ministers The Federal Government has increased the Duty Tour Allowances of ministers, Permanent Secretaries (Perm Secs) and other civil servants in the federal public service with effect from September 1, 2022. This was conveyed in an issued circular, dated August 31, 2022, titled: “Review of Duty Tour Allowance in the Federal Public Service”, signed by the chairperson of the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta. The circular was addressed to the Chief of Staff to the President, Minister/Minister of State, Secretary to…

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Nigeria’s Economic Crisis: Govs. advise FG to pay-off civil servants above 50 yrs

Aminu Imam

Nigerian State Governors have advised the Federal Government to offer federal civil servants who are older than 50 years a one-off retirement package to exit the service, as part of coordinated efforts to instill fiscal discipline and prevent the nation from imminent economic collapse. It was gathered from sources that the governors made the proposal at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in July. The proposal also urged the FG to begin implementation of the updated Stephen Oronsaye Report, which suggested merger and shutdown of agencies and parastatals with duplicated…

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FG reveals plan to increase salaries of Federal civil servants

Aminu Imam

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to review the salaries of deserving civil servants after the completion of work of the Presidential Committee on Harmonisation of Salaries Service-wide. Buhari revealed this yesterday at the Nigeria Civil Service Day Celebration, which was held at the Banquet Hall, State House, Abuja. The President, represented by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mohammed Musa Bello, disclosed that his administration had already set up the Presidential Committee on Harmonisation of Civil Servants’ Salaries Service-wide. He, however, pointed out that following the gradual decline in…

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Review salaries, emoluments of political office holders downwards, expert urges RMAFC

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir
President Buhari at national Assembly

A Financial Expert, Okechukwu Unegbu, has urged the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to review salaries and emoluments of political office holders downwards. Unegbu, a past president of the Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), made the call in a telephone interview on Monday in Abuja. He spoke against the backdrop of plans by RMAFC to review salaries and emoluments of political office holders and judicial officers. RMAFC’s Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, had recently announced plans to partner with relevant agencies of government to review salaries and emoluments…

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2023: FG bars civil servants from partaking in primaries

Aminu Imam

The Federal Government has reiterated the prohibition on civil servants to partake in primary elections. This was contained in an issued circular by the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Esan, yesterday. The circular came hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC), asked political parties to conduct their primaries for the nomination of candidates from April 4 to June 3. The circular, dated May 5, was titled: ‘Clarification on the provision of public service vis-a-vis the Supreme Court judgment as it relates to the participation…

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Kano dismisses 4 civil servants for selling public landed properties

Aminu Imam

Four staff of the Bureau for Land Management in Kano state, have been dismissed for allegedly selling public landed properties. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba announced their dismissal on Tuesday, March 1. The dismissed civil servants, identified as Abdulmuminu Usman-Magami, a Senior Survey Assistant on Salary GL-06; Abdullahi Idris, a Senior Land Officer on Salary GL-10; Audu Aliyu, a Press Attendant on Salary GL-05, and Baba Audu, an Assistant Chief Land Officer on Salary GL-13, were accused of forging documents, issuing false cadastral information and falsifying official…

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Deductions: Kaduna workers dare el-Rufa’i

Aminu Imam

Workers in Kaduna State have frowned at moves by the State government to distribute consent forms to civil servants on which they are to indicate their interest whether to belong to the union as well as to give their consent to deduct their check-up dues from their salaries. The NLC Chairman in Kaduna State, Ayuba Magaji said, during a press conference on Thursday, that such a move was a clear interference in the activities of the trade union and violates the provisions of both International and National Labour Laws. He…

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FG set to down-size Federal Government workers

Aminu Imam

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has disclosed that the federal government is set to reduce its workforce. The minister stated that the Buhari-led administration will review the number of its agencies to save costs and have more revenue for capital projects, adding that it is designing what it calls an ‘exit package’ for government workers that will be leaving the service. The minister was quoted as saying that reducing the size of government has become imperative, given the huge amount the Government spends on…

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