The Federal Government has approved the implementation of 25% pay raise for lecturers in all federal institutions.
The letter, which was addressed to the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, had indicated that the Government has increased the salaries of workers in the Federal Government institutions. The letter, signed by Chairman of the Commission, Ekpo Nta, revealed that the 23.5% earlier approved was increased to 25%.
The Government had earlier objected to the payment of 25% to lecturers in the tertiary institutions when it raised those of Professors to 35%.
However, in an issued circular by the office of the Auditor-General of the Federation to Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, dated September 21, 2023, the Auditor-General said the implementation was approved by the Presidential Committee on Salaries at its 13th meeting.
The decision was taken after taking into consideration, various stages of collective bargaining, the circular stated. The circular was sequel to a similar letter from the Chairman of the National Salaries, incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), dated September 14, 2023.
Recall that the former Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, had insisted that the Federal Government could only afford a 23.5 percent salary increase for all categories of the workforce in Federal Universities, except for people in the professorial cadre who would enjoy a 35 percent upward review of their salaries.
