As approved by President Bola Tinubu, the federal government will spend a total sum of N334.9 billion to pay salaries using the new minimum wage template for the month of September.
This is as contained in a circular emanating from the office of the Accountant General of the Federation and addressed to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
According to the circular, the MDAs, which are 592 in number, have a total staff strength of 1,236,824, including a new MDA, the Federal University of Technology, Wukari that was established this September with 239 staff.
“The New National Minimum Wage as approved by Mr. President is implemented this September 2024. The 35% and 25% salary adjustment for staff on CONPSS, CONRAISS and CONPASS as approved by Mr. President is implemented this September 2024,” reads the circular addressed to the MDAs, including: Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries, Nigeria Police, Military, Paramilitary, and Tertiary Institutions.
Recall that the Federal Government had approved the revision of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) with effect from July 24. President Tinubu assented to the Act after the Bill was forwarded to him by the National Assembly (NASS).
The Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Ekpo Nta, during a press briefing earlier on Tuesday in Abuja, said that any federal public service, whether self funded or treasury funded that had not received a circular to that effect, specifically from the NSIWC, should contact it for further directives.
Nta said, “This is to avoid an un-coordinated implementation which has the tendency to destroy the existing salary relativities in the federal public service.”
He said that NSIWC would issue further directives on how pensioners, NYSC members and interns would benefit from the implementation.
The chairman listed other revised templates to include Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), Consolidated Universities Academic Salary Structure (CONUASS) and Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure II ( CONTISS II).
Others included Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Academic Staff Salary Structure (CONPCASS), Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS) and Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS).
Others are Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), Consolidated Para-Military Salary Structure (CONPASS) and Consolidated Police Salary Structure (CONPOSS).
The rest are Consolidated Intelligence Community Salary Structure (CONICSS) and Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).
“This is consequent to the enactment of the NSIWC Amendment Act 2024 and the Memorandum of Understanding reached by the committee on consequential adjustments in salaries arising from the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2024.
“The MoU was reached between the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Trade Union sides of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council on Sept. 20,” Nta said.