President Bola Tinubu has approved a 35 and 25 percent increment in salary for the staff in all the Federal institutions in Nigeria. The government also resolved to pay arrears from 1st January 2023.
The Auditor General of the Federation (AGF) acknowledged a letter dated September 21, 2023, stating that it has been approved after various considerations.
The memo was signed by Ajanaku F. O. for the Director of Human Resource Management in the office of the AGF.
“I am directed to inform you that the Presidential Committee on Salaries at its 13th meeting having taken into consideration the different stages of collective bargaining in various sectors and specifically engagements between the Federal Ministry of Education and Tertiary Institutions-based Unions.
“Consequently, the Federal Government’s approval is hereby conveyed as revised for the following; Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Salary Structure (CONPCASS) for Academic Staff of Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education with effect from January 1st 2023.
“Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure II (CONTISS 11) for non-Academic Staff of Federal Universities, with effect from 1 January 2023.
“Consolidated Tertiary Education Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS) for non-Academic Staff of Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, with effect from 1 January 2023.
“Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure II (CONUASS II) for Academic Staff of Federal University with effect from 1st January, 2023″, it reads.