President Bola Tinubu has approved the N35,000 wage award for civil servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. This was disclosed in a memo issued by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo U. O. Nta.
The memo said all Federal Civil Servants are beneficiaries of the wage award, which is to take effect from September 1, 2023.
The memo reads; “I refer to the Memorandum of Understanding reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday, 2 October 2023 as a result of the dispute arising from withdrawal of subsidy on the price of premium motor spirit and hereby convey the approval of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the grant of a wage award of N35,000:00 only per month to all...
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Subsidy removal: Tinubu finally approves new wage award to civil servantsPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N35,000 as wage award to all Federal civil servants. The new pay will be effective from September 1, 2023, as contained in a memo from the Presidency and signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, CEO of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo U. O.
Read more »
![BREAKING: Tinubu’s govt fixes new date for payment of N35,000 wage award to workers [PHOTOS]](https://i.headtopics.com/images/2023/10/20/nigerianewsdesk/breaking-tinubu-s-govt-fixes-new-date-for-payment--breaking-tinubu-s-govt-fixes-new-date-for-payment--B5DE19C26711946FF2339D5AEDC11F3F.webp?w=640)
BREAKING: Tinubu’s govt fixes new date for payment of N35,000 wage award to workers [PHOTOS]President Bola Tinubu has announced a new date for the commencement of payment of the N35,000 wage award to federal civil servants.
Read more »
Subsidy removal – What went wrong?The Nation Newspaper Subsidy removal – What went wrong?
Read more »
Subsidy: Labour accuses lalong of breaching MoU shelving indefinite strikeThe crisis trailing the fuel subsidy removal policy may not have abated as the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong, of breaching part of the terms of agreement that culminated in the suspension of strike threats.
Read more »
The truth about fuel subsidy: Government simply fails Nigerians, By Olu FasanMost Nigerians have no guarantee of the basics: food, clothing, electricity and clean water. That’s why the fuel subsidy is totemic.
Read more »
Subsidy: No alternative to local refining capacityThe poorly thought-out plan on fuel subsidy removal is biting the economy harder than the foresight of the current administration – leaving the Federal Government to choose either galloping inflation or partial return to the subsidy regime.
Read more »