The Federal Government has approved an increase in peculiar allowances and welfare benefits for civil servants. Head of the Civil Service Didi Walson-Jack announced the adjustment during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. The revision affects workers under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) and the Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS). It is designed to ensure a broad impact across all levels of the civil service. Allowances have been adjusted to reflect all grade levels, benefiting both senior and junior officers. The government has also reviewed key allowances, including duty tour allowance (DTA), estacode, and book allowance. Walson-Jack stated that nearly all allowances in the Public Service Rules have been revised. A significant change is the approval of 100 percent DTA for civil servants attending approved training programmes, regardless of whether travel is involved.
Didi Walson-Jack announced sweeping allowance increases for civil servants, yet offered no figures or implementation timeline, leaving workers with promises instead of pay. The claim that nearly all allowances have been revised stands in contrast to the absence of concrete data on actual earnings improvement. Without published rates or effective dates, the announcement serves more as rhetoric than relief for civil servants.
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