The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the federal government are currently negotiating to raise the minimum wage for civil servants from N30,000 to N150,000, and the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) has confirmed that these positions will now pay more money.
The RMAFC chairman, Muhammad Shehu, made this announcement on Tuesday, June 20. He noted that the increase is by 114 percent.
This implies that prominent officials like as President Bola Tinubu, Vice President Kashim Shettima, state governors, lawmakers, and others will receive hefty salary increases.
While speaking at the presentation of the report of the reviewed remuneration package to Nasir Idris, governor of Kebbi, Shehu said the new development was in line with the statutory provision of the law, TheCable reported.
Ably represented by Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, the federal commissioner, Shehu said there is a need for the National Assembly to hasten up legislation to give way for an upward review of the remunerations of politicians, judicial and public office holders.
As reported by Daily Trust, Shehu said the last remuneration review was conducted in 2007, adding that it culminated in the “certain political, public and judicial office holders (salaries and allowances, etc) (Amendment) Act, 2008”.
He said:
“It empowers the revenue mobilisation, allocation, and fiscal commission to determine the remuneration appropriate for political office holders, including the president, vice-president, governors, deputy governors, ministers, commissioners, special advisers, legislators, and the holders of the offices mentioned in sections 84 and 124 of the constitution of the federal government”
However, the NLC and the federal government are still in a crunch negotiation stage for an increase in the minimum wage for civil servants.
Both entities last met at the Presidential Villa on Monday, June 19, with no resolution agreed upon yet.