The Secretary to the government of the
federation, Anyim Pius-Anyim who inaugurated
a committee that will review the salaries of all
public servants said the “current situation is not
healthy for the public service in particular and
the country in Nigeria.”
“The mandate of the committee is to examine
the proliferation of different salary structures in
the public service in the federation and advice
government on how to develop a harmonised
salary structure on the basis of reasonable
relativities in the grading of the remunerations,”
he said.
Mr Anyim said that it is expected that at the end
of the committee’s assignment, “there will be a
progressive reduction in recurrent expenditure
in favour of more resourceful allocations for the
annual capital budget with a view to sustaining
the economy on the path of growth and
development.”
Mr Anyim said the committee have three weeks
to examine the salary structure of public
servants and see how the wide gaps in salaries
can be adjusted.
The harmonization of salaries in the federal civil
service is expected to reduce the strain of
recurrent expenditure and produce an
acceptable public salary structure.
Analysts have criticised the heavy allocation of
72 per cent on recurrent expenditure in this
year’s budget in the face of dilapidating
infrastructure and increasing poverty rates.
Responding to the planned review of the
salaries of public servants, the head of service
of the federation, Isa Bello Sali commended the
government for taking the initiative to
harmonise the salary structure in the country.
“What this initiative seeks to achieve is to ensure
that going forward, we have a situation whereby
the various salary structures are harmonised for
industrial harmony for peace in the workforce
and also progress in our nation,” he said.

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The salary is not the problem. . .but the 'bonuses'!
They should stop eating and lodging at 'Transcorps' for one!

Meanwhile national assembly members keep increasing their allocation every year. Rubbish corrupt country. Looking forward to the revolution that separates Christian South from Muslim North.

And the House of Reps just increased their salaries barely 1 week ago!!

Like I said, OCCUPY NIGERIA protest targetted the wrongest of issues!!

Why reduce poor man's salary when politicians earn billions ? In a country where a president intends to eat with 18 000 000 000 naira in a year,i just pray we get it right soonest.

FG is the one to reduce their salaries, bonuses, travel trips, bodygaurds, securities, official cars...etc

wat is the use of payin FG salaries wen they have allowances that cover all their expenditures?

Mavor: Meanwhile national assembly members keep increasing their allocation every year. Rubbish corrupt country. Looking forward to the revolution that separates Christian South from Muslim North.

And you think doing that would curb corruption? Is corruption a function of your ethnicity or religion? By the way, what exactly do you mean by "Christian South" and "Muslim North"?

Awon mad men.

BlueMurder:


And you think doing that would curb corruption? Is corruption a function of your ethnicity or religion? By the way, what exactly do you mean by "Christian South" and "Muslim North"?

Ma da dindinrin lohun jare. Ko mo pe Muslim po yapa ni south. Stop creating dichotomy that doesn't exist.

misleading heading

Classic economic model from Gej that makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. I wonder how long this will last because its obviously unsustainable.

Mavor: Meanwhile national assembly members keep increasing their allocation every year. Rubbish corrupt country. Looking forward to the revolution that separates Christian South from Muslim North.

Separatists. You go wait tire. The last time i checked both christians and muslims are found in your socalled national assembly. What guarantee do you have that when the two separates then corruption or their 'yearly allocation' will disappear?

They should reduce only one thing=CORRUPTION

Okija_juju: And the House of Reps just increased their salaries barely 1 week ago!!

Like I said, OCCUPY NIGERIA protest targetted the wrongest of issues!!

Well, the full gist is that it was 42M during the 6th Nass. The 7th NASS reduced their quarterly allowances from 42m earned by the previous set to 15m. They just only increased it to 27m recently.

They still earn tons of money but in the grand scheme of things, I think it's better for our democracy if we had lawmakers who could stand on their own and be less prone to collecting bribes in the discharge of their duties. That's the theory sha. Remains practical.

@Mavor, u will do well to esplain what u mean by Muslim north and christain south.
In doing this, we need to hav an idea of how old u ar and how widely u av travelled especially within Naija amongst other things.
Expecting ur response Mr South.

Now none of 'them' will come out and say No to that cos it's in their favour, ptshewww. It just goes to show that government work no be work, SIMPLE.

So the bloody fockers want to HARMonize workers salaries while theirs remain SAFETYnize. Wahala go dey.

Iolo:

Well, the full gist is that it was 42M during the 6th Nass. The 7th NASS reduced their quarterly allowances from 42m earned by the previous set to 15m. They just only increased it to 27m recently.

They still earn tons of money but in the grand scheme of things, I think it's better for our democracy if we had lawmakers who could stand on their own and be less prone to collecting bribes in the discharge of their duties. That's the theory sha. Remains practical.

Im sorry but thats why its public service.

That position should be for selfless individuals not for money and ambition driven crooks.

The Italian president stopped recieving salary until the crisis in Italy for settled.

Ours are busy increasing theirs.

And that 27million is quarterly o!! Not annually.

God go punish anybody wey touch my salary wey never do me and my childrens

An House of Rep member will have received an equivalent of 1.7 million pound at the end of their tenure.

But they see it fit to cut government worker's salaries.

Am tried of dis so call leaders,why FG want to reduce civil servant salaries but FG said dat d duction were be 4 politice officiers. why dis ppls God help d masses

IYA NGBALI: God go punish anybody wey touch my salary wey never do me and my childrens

LOL @ the ATM picture!!!

Poverty and corruption do not know ethinicity or religion. Stop creating a dichotomy of Muslim North and Christian South. You are not even different from the Almajiris in North with this crude ideology and analysis.

This pple want to scatter this country shey? If u touch any salary eh! U will see fire

Bro, there are lots of xtians in the north also, thing is that we've being maginalized, we can never be muslim for crying out loud. Pls always create a distinction, ie northern muslims & northern xtians.

IYA NGBALI: God go punish anybody wey touch my salary wey never do me and my childrens

^^
*rolling my butt on the floor*

Nass members earn 81million annually as allowance and you want to reduce the salaries of civil servants that their total annual salary is not up to 5 million.
Why can't Nass reduce their allowances to 10 million annually while the ministers reduce the number of PAs and SAs, then recurrent expenditure will reduce. They should also remove all the ghost workers they put into the system

Northern this, Southen that, Some Nigerians will never face reality n datz y politicians laugh @ us wyl dey fill their pockets n dia families pockets. GEJ n Sambo na d same tribe n religion dem be?? Bt no be d 2 of dem dey run tinz wan make una poorer by now cutting ur salaries nt to talk of subsidy removal

Kaai! No be d politicians I dey blame na nigerians who no get d intelligence to think, stay there they think who be xtian or muslim or jew, SUFFERING AND POVERTY NO DEY LOOK TRIBE NOR RELIGION ..Mtcheeeeeu

Honestly, I don't know what this people are upto. Why not start harmonizing from National Assembly. Civil service workers earning 20k,50k and little above that.

How does that affect the Nigerians economy

This is no longer democracy

A military coup is required.
We need another Nzeogwu or Orkar.
Military is the next option after this failed demon-cracy.

democracy seems to be too expensive 4 our economy.millitary should take ova power.disolve d greedy national asembley.sack everybody in govt. Parastals,disolve all d ministries, arrest every major polical player since d first republic.corrupt traditional n religous leaders n bussiness men.kill them if possible.seize dia monies n assets.organise a SNG wit d aim of a people orriented constitution dat ll be deliverd to an elected gov after a ten yr, infrastructural development of d country by d military. Or d country should break up now.

democracy seems to be too expensive 4 our economy.millitary should take ova power.disolve d greedy national asembley.sack everybody in govt. Parastals,disolve all d ministries, arrest every major polical player since d first republic.corrupt traditional n religous leaders n bussiness men.kill them if possible.seize dia monies n assets.organise a SNC wit d aim of a people orriented constitution dat ll be deliverd to an elected gov after a ten yr, infrastructural development of d country by d military. Or d country should break up now.