Senator Chris Ngige the current Minister of Labour and Employment, has denied reports making the rounds that the federal government has plans to review salaries of workers, saying it was far from true.
Ngige said the increase he alluded to with State House Correspondents in Abuja was on the remunerations and emoluments of the affected workers, especially the civil servants.
The Minister conveyed the message via a statement signed by Head, Public Relations at the Ministry, Mr. Olajide Oshundun.
The statement reads partly: “The attention of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has been drawn to the news item that the FG is reviewing salaries of public and civil servants which was a fall out of his interaction with State House Correspondents after his recent audience with Mr. President.
“The minister wishes to clarify that the increase he talked about was on the remunerations and emoluments of the affected workers, especially the civil servants.”
The statement said the Presidential Committee on Salaries through the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation had received recommendations for review of allowances of many Ministries, Departments and Agencies of Government.