The Federal Government has declared that Lecturers, doctors, and
other civil servants under the Consolidated University Academic Salary
Structure, Consolidated Medical Salary Scale, popularly known as CONMESS,
CONHESS, and CONTISS will all benefit from its salary increase. The civil
servants will also be paid arrears from the pay increase of January 2023.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Labour, Employment, and
Productivity, Chris Ngige, while speaking at the commemoration of the 2023 International
Workers’ Day celebration at Eagle Square, Abuja.
This comes after the FG had earlier confirmed a 40% salary
increase for civil servants under the Consolidated Public Service Salary
Structure (CONPSS) only leaving out those under the other salary structures.
The approval for the pay increase was conveyed by the head of
the National Salaries Income and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, in a memo
addressed to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab
Ahmed.
According to reports the memo stated that only the 144,766 staff
members of the federal civil service under the CONPSS salary structure will be
paid the allowance, which will take effect from January 1, 2023.
Ngige however, addressed the concerns on Monday, stating that
the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission was working towards the
finalisation of the increase for workers under CONMESS, CONHESS, and CONTISS.
“It will also be recalled that since the emergence of the
Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure on the 1st of January, 2007, it
has not been reviewed by any of the past administrations, but for the
consequential minimum wage adjustment of 2019 for all wage structures under
this government in 2019.
“However, in line with the yearnings and aspirations of Nigerian
workers, the Federal Government recently worked out the introduction of a 40%
Peculiar Allowance into the remuneration and emoluments of core Federal Civil
Servants and other public servants on the CONPSS to help cushion the effects of
inflation and other costs of doing their works as they are not on any special
allowances.
“This demonstrates the government leadership’s commitment to improving
workers’ welfare and conditions of service even without any Industrial action,
but fallout of social dialogue.
“However, other workers in the other different wage structures
like CONHESS, CONMESS CONUAS, and CONTISS that started their Collective
Bargaining with their Employer even with Industrial action are wounding up
their CBAs for the National Salaries Incomes and Wages to transmit same for
final treatment as provisions were made in the 2023 Appropriations for them
with effect from 1st January 2023.”
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