Minimum Wage implementation depletes N4.79tr personnel budget
Over 69,800 federal civil servants may have a gloomy Christmas as delays in salary payments dampen their holiday celebrations.
With two days to Christmas, federal civil servants are unsure of their December salaries, leaving them at loss of how to deal with their Christmas needs.
The Guardian reports that most federal civil servants have encountered delays in receiving their October and November salaries with strong indication that it would affect the December salary.
Findings show that the delay in salary payments is caused by the depletion of the N4.79 trillion allocated for personnel expenses in the 2024 budget, largely due to the implementation of the new minimum wage.
Further findings revealed that 69,854 core civil servants receive their salaries through the Integrated Personnel and Payroll Information…
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