FG Inaugurates New NSIWC Board, Charges Members to Promote Fair Wages

The Federal Government has inaugurated the new Board of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), charging its members to provide strategic leadership that will promote fair remuneration, improve productivity and strengthen industrial harmony in Nigeria.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Abuja on Friday, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, said the inauguration came at a critical period in Nigeria’s economic transformation under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Akume said the administration was implementing reforms aimed at restoring economic stability, improving workers’ welfare, strengthening productivity and laying the foundation for sustainable and inclusive growth.

“The role of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission is particularly strategic at this time,” the SGF said, noting that the commission’s responsibilities on salary structures, productivity, job evaluation and compensation have direct implications for workers’ welfare and government finances.

He urged the new board to balance fair and decent remuneration with improved productivity, affordability and the broader economic realities facing the country.

The SGF said the board’s inauguration was particularly important following the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage framework, which has raised workers’ expectations while increasing responsibilities for government and employers.

He charged the board to ensure that its recommendations are evidence-based, transparent, timely, equitable and fiscally responsible, supported by 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,” Akume said.