STEPHEN ANGBULU FROM PUNCH
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 the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja.
The PUNCH reports that 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.
