New Salary Scale for Nigerian Civil Service Revealed

The Nigerian Civil Service, organized under the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), has updated the salary scales for federal civil servants following a new minimum wage signed by President Bola Tinubu's administration. The salary structure consists of 17 grade levels, with Grade Level 10 and Grade Level 15 being particularly notable.

Grade Level 10, which includes mid-career officers, has 14 steps, starting at N1,806,041 annually at Step 1 and peaking at N2,356,897 at Step 14. However, there is an anomaly at Step 5, where the salary is listed as N975,535.

In contrast, Grade Level 15, designated for senior management staff, has nine steps, beginning at N3,014,528 at Step 1 and reaching N3,847,474 at Step 9. This revision illustrates the significant pay disparity between middle-level and senior officers, recalibrated by the new minimum wage without altering the existing hierarchy.