The Federal Government finally commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants, NewsSpecng learnt.
It was also learnt that some federal civil servants have started receiving bank theirs.
The regime of the 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 had approved a pay raise for civil servants in the country.
He added that the pay rise had been included in the 2023 budget, noting that it would take effect from January 1, 2023.
Ngige described the pay raise as a peculiar allowance for civil servants in view of the current economic reality and it is meant to help government workers to cushion the effects of rising inflation, the rising cost of living, hikes in transportation fare, housing and electricity tariffs.
