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FG BEGINS PAYMENT OF 40% PERCENT SALARY RISE ARREARS.(PHOTO).


FG begins payment of 40 percent salary rise arrears 

23 April 2023 

The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants, it has been reliably learnt.

Some federal civil servants on Saturday said workers started receiving bank alerts of the arrears on Saturday, April 22, 2023.

A high-ranking civil servant who spoke to our correspondent anonymously in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, noted that the arrears came in alongside the April 2023 salary.

“I received my own arrears today. Some of our other colleagues have also confirmed receipt of their arrears. It came in alongside our April salary," he said.

Another civil servant who confirmed the development via a chat with “Yes, it is true. Though I am a teacher with a Federal Government school, I can confirm to you that I received my April 2023 salary alongside my arrears.”

It was earlier reported that the regime of  President Muhammadu Buhari,  proposed a 40 per cent pay rise for workers to cushion the effects of the planned removal of fuel subsidy.

The spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Olajide Oshundun, noted that the rise will be applicable to all workers from level 1 to 17.

Earlier in March, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed that the Federal Government.


 

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