The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, inaugurated a 16-member committee on consequential adjustments in salaries, to deliberate on issues arising from provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2024.
The committee would also develop the template for ease of implementation of the approved N70,000 minimum wage.
Inaugurating the committee, Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of Service of the Federation, said the decision by the government became imperative so as to maintain a fair and equitable salary structure for the federal civil servants.
Walson-Jack said the decision was as a result of the minimum wage, which was now fixed at N70,000 representing 133.33 per cent increase from the previous minimum wage of N30,000
The committee on the government side are:
– Head Of Civil Service, Didi Walson-Jack
– Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Ekpo Nta
– Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ismaila Abubakar
– Permanent Secretary, General Service Office (OSGF), Nnamdi Maurice Mbaeri
– Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office (OHCSF), Comfort Adeosun
– Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Tanimu Yakubu
– Secretary, National Assembly Service Commission, Lucky Ikharo
– Secretary, Federal Judicial Service Commission, Halimatu Abdullahi Turaki
On the Labour Side, the committee includes:
Comrade Benjamin Anthony – National Vice President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and National Chairman – Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council-Trade Union Side (JNPSNC-TUS)
Comrade Oluwole Adeleye Sunday – National President, Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) and National Vice President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Comrade Kabiru Minjibir – National President – Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN)
Comrade Michael Nnachi – National President, National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM)
Comrade Olowoyo Gbenga – Acting National Secretary – Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC)
Roselyn Uba Anarah – National president, Nigeria Union of Public Service, Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers (NUPSRAW)
