Tertiary Institutions: FG Raises Staff Salaries by 35 %

The Federal Government has approved the increment of salaries for staff of all Federal-owned tertiary institutions including universities, polytechnics and colleges of education by 35 and 23 percent.
This is even as the Federal Government would offset all the arrears from 1st January 2023.
The pay rise was captured in a memo from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation with Ref. NO: OAuGF/Sw/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/II.
It was dated September 21, 2023 and directed to the Directors of Audit, Heads of Department and Heads of Units.
The salary review affects academic and non-academic staff of federal-owned tertiary institutions.
The letter reads: “I am directed to inform you that the Presidential Committee on Salaries at it’s 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 for Academic Staff of Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education with effect from 1st January, 2023.
“Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure II for non-Academic Staff of Federal Universities, with effect from 1st January, 2023.
“Consolidated Tertiary Education Institutions Salary Structure for non – Academic Staff of Federal Polytechnics and Colleges of Education, with effect from 1st January, 2023.
“Consolidated University Academic Salary Structure II (CONUASS II) for Academic Staff of Federal University with effect from 1st January, 2023.”