The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated a 16-member committee on consequential adjustments in salaries, to deliberate on issues arising from provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2024......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
The committee would also develop the template for ease of implementation of the approved N70,000 minimum wage.
Inaugurating the committee, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of Service of the Federation, said the decision by the government became imperative so as to maintain a fair and equitable salary structure for the federal civil servants.
Walson-Jack said the decision was as a result of the minimum wage, which was now fixed at N70,000 representing 133.33 per cent increase from the previous minimum wage of N30,000
The committee on the government side are:
– Head Of Civil Service, Didi Walson-Jack
– Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Ekpo Nta
– Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ismaila Abubakar
– Permanent Secretary, General Service Office (OSGF), Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri
– Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office (OHCSF), Comfort Adeosun
– Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu
– Secretary, National Assembly Service Commission, Lucky Ikharo
– Secretary, Federal Judicial Service Commission, Halimatu Abdullahi Turaki
On the Labour Side, the committee includes:
Comrade Benjamin Anthony – National Vice President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and National Chairman – Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council-Trade Union Side (JNPSNC-TUS)
Comrade Oluwole Adeleye Sunday – National President, Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) and National Vice President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Comrade Kabiru Minjibir – National President – Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN)
Comrade Michael Nnachi – National President, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)
Comrade Olowoyo Gbenga – Acting National Secretary – Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC)
Roselyn Uba Anarah – National president, Nigeria Union of Public Service, Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW)