*Photo:The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON,mni( seated middle), in a group photograph with the National Chairman,JNPSNC Comrade Benjamin Anthony(4th L), Chairman, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Mr Ekpo Nta(4th R), Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar(3rd L), Director Overseeing the Office of Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Dr. Comfort Adeosun(2nd L)and National President, NUPSTRAW, Comrade Roselyn Uba Anarah(2nd R) and other members after signing the Memoranda of Understanding(MOU), on the Consequential Adjustments in Salaries, on Friday, 20th September, in Abuja.*
The committee on Consequential salary adjustments recently constituted by the Federal Government arising from the new Minimum Wage Act 2024 has concluded its assignment with both parties’ signed Memoranda of Understanding (MOU).
Speaking after the signing, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), Mrs Didi Esther Walson-Jack, OON, mni, who doubled as Chairman of the Committee, commended members for the painstaking effort put in the task assigned.
The HCSF said, “both the Trade Union and the Government sides have agreed on the Consequential Adjustments in Salaries arising from the new minimum wage of N70,000.
Mrs Walson-Jack also disclosed that all the members considered the MOU and have all signed copies, concluding the exercise with handing over copies to representatives on both sides.
She described the assignment as the shortest and most peaceful negotiations thus far, adding that the signed copy of the MOU would now be forwarded to the Federal Government for further action.
In his remarks, the National Chairman of the Joint Negotiating Council, Comrade Benjamin Anthony, representing the Trade Union side, commended the HCSF and expressed satisfaction with the committee’s work.
