Respite as the President Bola Tinubu administration approved the implementation of 35 per cent and 23 per cent salary increments for Federal Tertiary Institutions staff.
Also, FG said it will pay arrears from January 1 2023.
This is contained in a letter from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation with Ref. NO: OAuGF/Sw/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/II
The September 21, 2023 memo was directed to the Directors of Audit Heads of Department Heads of Units.
The salary review affects academic and non-academic staff of federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education.
“I am directed to inform you that the Presidential Committee on Salaries, at its 13th meeting, having taken into consideration the different stages of collective bargaining in various sectors and specifically engagements between the Federal Ministry of Education and Tertiary Institutions-based Unions and consequently the Federal Government’s approval is hereby conveyed as revised for the following:-
Consolidated Polytechnics and Colleges of Education Salary Structure (CONPCASs) for Academic Staff of Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education with effect from January 1, 2023,” part of the letter said.