The Federal Government, on Tuesday, said it will soon make a pronouncement on salary increments for civil and public servants to cushion high inflation in the country.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the indication after he met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Ngige, who said the Presidential Committee on Salaries has already begun a review and is expected to come up with an adjustment in the New Year, told State House correspondents that his visit to the President was to discuss issues concerning his Ministry, including employment and productivity, with the President.
When asked if he discussed the issue of salary increase with the president, especially with the rising inflation in the country, Ngige replyed, “Yes, that’s what I am saying that the Presidential Committee on Salaries is working hand-in-hand with the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission. The commission is mandated by the Act establishing them to fix salaries, wages and emoluments in not only the public service.
“If you want their assistance and you are in the private sector, they will also assist you. They have what is called the template for remuneration, for compensation. So if you work, you get compensated, if you don’t work, you will not be compensated.
“So they have the matrix to do the evaluation, so they are working with the Presidential Committee on Salaries Chaired by the Finance Ministry and I’m the co-chair to look at the demands of the workers. Outside this, I said discussions on that evaluation are going.”
