- President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill, introducing a new pay for over 1.2 million civil servants in Nigeria
- The wage introduced pay increases across 17-grade levels, reflecting experience and qualifications
- TheRadar compiled the revised salary under the new minimum wage below
Following President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the new minimum wage bill, which established a N70,000 minimum salary for civil servants, the adjustments were formalised through a warrant signed by the Accountant-General of the Federation, Dr Oluwatoyin Madein.
This warrant directed the Budget Office of the Federation to ensure the implementation of the new payment starting with the September salary.
New minimum wage, salary adjustments for civil servants
The revised wage applied to over 1.2 million public servants, including employees in Ministries, Departments, Agencies, the Armed Forces, paramilitary organisations, federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education.
A letter by the Accountant-General, which was dated September 24, 2024, read, “We hereby forward the September 2024 warrants requests for MDAs, retired heads of service and permanent secretaries, Nigeria Police, Military, Para-Military as well as tertiary institutions for your consideration and funding.
“Note that: The New National Minimum Wage as approved by Mr. President is implemented this September 2024. The 35 per cent and 25 per cent salary adjustment for staff on CONPSS, CONRAISS and CONPASS as approved by Mr. President is implemented this September 2024.
“One new MDA – FEDERAL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL WUKARI was created and payrolled this September 2024 with 239 staff count and gross amount of N52,322,098.82.”
In the breakdown attached, it was noted that the total cost for the new salary payments will amount to approximately N334.9 billion per month, with the government expected to spend a total of N4.019 trillion annually on the new wage bill.
The new pay was part of a broader implementation of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), which divided civil servants into 17 different grade levels, allowing for pay increases based on experience, qualifications, and grade level.
Salary for civil servants under new minimum wage
TheRadar compiled the revised salary for civil servants according to documents from the National Income, Salaries, and Wages Commission:
1. Grade Level 1: N930,000 per annum
2. Grade Level 2: N934,160 per annum
3. Grade Level 3: N937,713 per annum
4. Grade Level 4: N950,243 per annum
5. Grade Level 5: N973,123 per annum
6. Grade Level 6: N1,041,786 per annum
7. Grade Level 7: N1,277,667 per annum
8. Grade Level 8: N1,479,276 per annum
9. Grade Level 9: N1,641,226 per annum
10. Grade Level 10: N1,806,041 per annum
11. Grade Level 11: N1,995,064 per annum
12. Grade Level 12: N2,007,152 per annum
13. Grade Level 13: N2,182,637 per annum
14. Grade Level 14: N2,299,562 per annum
15. Grade Level 15: N2,358,936 per annum
16. Grade Level 16: N3,611,689 per annum
17. Grade Level 17 (Permanent Secretaries and highest-ranking officials): N6,918,560 per annum
Full list: Salaries of different levels of employees in Nigerian banks
Meanwhile, TheRadar earlier reported the different salaries for different levels of bank employees such as Executive Trainee, Assistant Banking Officer, Banking Officer, Senior Banking Officer, and Assistant Manager.
The practice had been that Nigerian banks kept a lid on the figures they pay employees. This strategy was deployed by banks to avoid staff requesting raises or considering moving to competitors.