New Telegraph 
The Federal Government has inaugurated a 16-member committee on consequential adjustments in salaries, to deliberate on issues arising from provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2024.
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.
“Consequently, there is a need to adjust the salaries of other categories of staffers, taking into consideration the consequential effect of the new minimum wage.
“To implement the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act, 2024, the Federal Government approved the constitution of a committee on consequential adjustments in salaries comprising 16 members.
“This is made up of eight members each from the Federal Government and Trade Union sides, ” she said. The committee on the government side chaired by Didi WalsonJack has Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Permanent Secretary, General Service Office (OSGF), as members.
Others were Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office (OHCSF), Director-General, Budget Office of the Federation, Secretary, National Assembly Service Commission, Secretary, Federal Judicial Service Commission.
On the Labour Side, the committee has Comrade Benjamin Anthony – National Chairman – JNPSNC (TUS) and National Vice President NLC, Comrade Oluwole Adeleye Sunday, National President, NCSU and National Vice President NLC, Comrade Roselyn Uba Anarah National President – NUPSRAW.
