President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the sum of N35,000 as a wage award to all Federal civil servants.

The new pay will be effective from September 1, 2023, as contained in a memo from the Presidency and signed by the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, CEO of National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo U. O. Nta.

“Accordingly, the implementation of the N35,000.00 per month wage award for all Federal Government Ministries, Departments, and Agencies that are treasury-funded will be funded from the treasury.

“Non-treasury funded Federal Government agencies are to implement the same from their internally generated,” the statement said.