President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the increase of duty
tour allowances (DTAs) for ministers, permanent secretaries and civil servants
on grade levels (GL) one to 17.
Duty tour refers to an official trip embarked upon by a
public servant.
The approval of the new allowances was conveyed in a
circular dated August 31, and issued by Ekpo Nta, chairperson of the National
Salaries, Income and Wages Commission.
Nta said the new allowances take effect from September 1.
“The president of the
federal republic of Nigeria has approved the upward review of duty tour
allowances applicable to Permanent Secretary/Equivalent from N20,0000 to
N70,000, and to minister/SGF/HCSF/Equivalent from N35,000 to N80,000,” the
circular reads.
“All enquiries relating to this circular should be directed
to the commission.”
A breakdown of the new DTA as contained in the circular is
presented below:
• GL 01-04 and its equivalent – N10,000 per diem
• GL 05-06 and its equivalent – N15,000 per diem
• GL 07-10 and its equivalent – N17,500 per diem
• GL 12-13 and its equivalent – N20,000 per diem
• GL 14-15 and its equivalent – N25,000 per diem
• GL 16-17 and its equivalent – N37,500 per diem
• Permanent secretary/equivalent – N70,000 per diem
• Minister/SGF/HCSF/equivalent – N80,000 per diem
In August, the president had said there is a need for an
urgent salary review in the federal civil service, owing to high inflation rate
across the world.
The country’s inflation rate surged to 19.64 percent in July
2022, up from 18.60 percent in the previous month, according to the Consumer
Price Index (CPI).
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