FG denies approving 40% peculiar allowance for civil servants

The Federal Government has debunked claims circulating successful the media regarding the support of a 40 per cent peculiar allowance for national civilian servants.

DAILY POST recalls that connected April 24, 2026, the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, astatine a well-attended property briefing, announced that the Federal Government had approved a robust payment bundle for civilian servants and different entitlements.

The bundle included afloat Duty Tour Allowance for approved trainings successful selected grooming institutions, an upward reappraisal of peculiar allowance crossed people levels connected the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) and the Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS), arsenic good arsenic an summation successful estacode, publication allowance and different entitlements.

However, the Director of Press and Public Relations, successful the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Mrs Eno Olotu, said successful a connection that nary specified pronouncement of a 40 per cent peculiar allowance for civilian servants emanated from the office.

According to the statement, for the avoidance of doubt, the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation neither approved nor formally conveyed the support of the allowance to the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) oregon immoderate labour union.

“The statutory responsib...