Arrears for a 40% pay raise now being paid by FG.

Federal Government has started paying government servants’ back pay raise arrears of 40%.

The employees began receiving bank notifications about the arrears on Saturday, April 22, 2023, according to some federal civil personnel.

The arrears arrived accompanying the April 2023 salary, according to a senior state servant who talked to our Ilorin-based journalist under condition of anonymity.

“I received my own arrears today. Some of our other colleagues have also confirmed receipt of their arrears. It came in alongside our April salary.”

Another civil servant who confirmed the development via a chat with our correspondent in Ibadan said, “Yes, it is true. Though I am a teacher with a Federal Government school, I can confirm to you that I received my April 2023 salary alongside my arrears.”

It was previously reported that the administration of President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) had suggested a 40% salary increase for employees as a way to mitigate the effects of the anticipated elimination of gasoline subsidies.

Olajide Oshundun, a spokesman for the Ministry of Labor, Employment, and Productivity, told The PUNCH that all employees, from level 1 to level 17, will be affected by the increase.

Chris Ngige, the minister of labor and employment, revealed earlier in March that the Federal Government had authorized a salary increase for the nation’s federal servants.

He continued by saying that the wage increase had been planned for in the 2023 budget and that it would go into effect on January 1, 2023.

In light of the current economic climate, Ngige described the pay increase as a peculiar allowance for civil servants. It is intended to help government employees fend off the effects of rising inflation, the rising cost of living, and increases in transportation, housing, and electricity tariffs.