He added that the pay rise had been included in the 2023 budget, noting that it would take effect from January 1, 2023. The government will spend N79.37bn annually to fund the pay rise, even as some workers have started enjoying the largesse. ), had proposed a 40 per cent pay rise for workers to cushion the effects of the planned removal of fuel subsidy. The spokesman for the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Olajide Oshundun, said the pay rise would be applicable to all workers from level 1 to 17. NARD reactionThe Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has kicked against the exclusion of doctors from the Federal Government’s pay rise for civil servants.

Source: Punch April 23, 2023 16:24 UTC