In a significant development for public sector employees, the Federal Government has approved an upward review of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS). The announcement was made by Ekpo Nta, Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), during a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday.
The salary review follows the enactment of the Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act 2024 and a memorandum of understanding reached with labor leaders. Nta stated that various categories of public sector workers will benefit from the adjustments, including those on the Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Universities Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS), and several others, such as:
- Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure II (CONTISS II)
- Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS)
- Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS)
- Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS)
- Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS)
- Consolidated Paramilitary Salary Structure (CONPASS)
- Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS)
- Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICSS)
- Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS)
Nta emphasized that the adjustments are a direct result of the recent amendment to the National Minimum Wage Act, which President Bola Tinubu signed into law on July 29, increasing the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. The agreement regarding consequential salary adjustments for civil servants will take effect from July 29, 2024.
This increase marks a crucial step toward improving the welfare of public sector workers in Nigeria and aligns with the government’s commitment to ensuring fair compensation in the public service.
