To lessen the effects of growing inflation, the Federal Government will soon state its position on raising civil servants’ salaries.
Dr. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, made this known over the holiday.
Dr Ngige informed reporters at the Presidential Villa in Abuja that the presidential committee on salaries is already conducting a review and will likely announce salary adjustments in the coming months.
Ngige claimed that he had been to the villa to talk about matters relating to his ministry and that 2022 will be a year of labor unrest.
When asked whether he discussed the issue of salary increase with the President looking at the rising inflation, 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.
“If you want their assistance and you are in the private sector, they will also assist you. They have what is called the template for remuneration, for compensation. So if you work, you get compensated, if you don’t work, you will not be compensated
