The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, has charged new Board members of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) with providing strategic leadership to ensure fair remuneration.
The SGF gave the charge on Friday, while the board members in Abuja noted that the appointment comes at a crucial time following the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage framework, which has raised expectations among workers while placing greater responsibilities on the government and employers.
He stated that it will improve productivity and industrial harmony in Nigeria, noted that Tinubu’s administration is implementing far-reaching reforms to restore economic stability, strengthen productivity, and improve workers’ welfare.
“The role of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission is particularly strategic at this time. The Commission is entrusted with responsibilities relating to salary structures, productivity, job evaluation and compensation matters that have direct implications for workers’ remuneration, productivity, industrial harmony and the sustainability of government finances,” he said.
The SGF stated that the challenge before the new Board is to maintain an appropriate balance among fair and decent remuneration, improved productivity, affordability, and the nation’s broader economic realities.
He urged the Board to ensure its recommendations are evidence-based, transparent, timely, equitable, and fiscally responsible, and underpinned by robust research and reliable data on wages, productivity, purchasing power, and economic growth.
“The Commission must promote a remuneration system that recognises skills, responsibility, innovation, and productivity while encouraging efficiency and accountability. Strengthening digital and data capabilities and positioning the Commission as a centre of excellence in compensation and productivity is crucial,” he added.
The SGF reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to supporting institutions that advance the objectives of the Renewed Hope Agenda, noting that NSIWC has an important role in ensuring that the benefits of economic reforms translate into improved livelihoods and a more stable industrial environment.
President Tinubu appointed nine other members to the commission alongside the new Board Chairman, Major General Junaid Bindawa (Rtd.)
Former member of the House of Representatives from Lagos, Olajumoke Okoya-Thomas, was appointed Secretary of the Commission.
Dr. Ogbole Ene Lilian, Oladele Olatubosun, and Yakubu Umar Barde, representing Benue, Oyo, and Kaduna states respectively, were appointed commissioners.
Others appointed as members are Dr. Mai Adamu Yau from Borno State; Ginika Florence Tor from Enugu State; Engineer Lawrence Okoh from Edo State; and Bello Moronke Iyabode from Kogi State.
Akume congratulated the chairman and members of the board and urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by providing “visionary, responsible and results-oriented leadership.”
In his acceptance speech, the Chairman of the new Board, Major General Junaid Bindawa (Rtd), expressed gratitude to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the confidence reposed in them through their appointment.
He assured that the Board is committed to constructive engagement and will work harmoniously with Organized Labor.
Major General Bindawa acknowledged the weight of responsibilities entrusted to the Board, which include overseeing salaries, wages, incomes and productivity key areas that affect workers’ welfare and the delivery of quality public service.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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