Nigerian Govt to Pay Suspended Wage Award to Civil Servants

The Nigerian government plans to pay civil servants the suspended wage award, fulfilling promises made during negotiations. Discover the details behind the payment plan.

The wage award that the government halted paying should likewise be paid through July 28, 2024, according to the recommendation of the Federal Government’s Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for Civil servants.

This is in accordance with its ruling, which said that the new minimum wage would be paid starting on July 29, 2024.

This is in line with a Memorandum of Understanding that was released following Friday’s meeting in Abuja.

The Committee, led by Didi Walson-Jack, the Federation’s Head of Civil Service, observed that the administration considered the nation’s economic circumstances before making judgments.

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“The NSIWC will generate the appropriate salary templates for other consolidated salary structures for implementation,” the MOU recommended. “The wage award issued vide NS/WC Circular SWC.04/T/33 dated 19th October 2023 should continue to be paid until 28th July 2024.” The implementation date should be set for July 29, 2024.

Recall that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, had told Nigerian workers that the N35,000 wage award authorized for them by the Federal Government will continue till the new minimum wage is decided.

In order to lessen the difficulty caused by the loss of the workers’ gasoline subsidy, the Federal Government decided in October of last year to give N35,000 to the workers.

Many have claimed that the wage award was only intended to last for six months, and there has recently been ambiguity regarding whether it will continue to be paid.