After raising hope of workers, the Federal Government has said it was not planning any upward review of salaries for civil servants.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has now said the increase he earlier talked about was on the remuneration and emoluments of the affected workers, especially the civil servants, adding it is still work in progress.
He noted that only some “peculiar allowances” are being reviewed.
“It’s hoped that this rightful step which the Federal Government had embarked upon on compassionate grounds without any prodding or threat to strike will help to cushion the debilitating effects of spiraling inflation especially that which affects food and energy prices (Electricity and Petroleum product),” he said
“Because salary component is not being reviewed for now by the committee, it addressed the allowances component of the requests including the peculiar allowance for Federal Civil Servants amongst others.”
