Background

A diagnostic review of the value proposition (e.g., salary, welfare, benefits etc.) for a Nigerian civil servant highlights several disparities relative to i) other developing countries and emerging markets, ii) the public service value proposition, iii) average cost of living and iv) the private sector
Nigerian civil servants are paid on average less than other developing and emerging markets
within the public sector, there is a high disparity between the average salary of civil and public servants that exists across all grade levels
The average civil servant annual salary across grade is significantly below the average of cost of living

Despite rising inflation rates and cost of living, the existing civil service salary structure (CONPSS), which was established in 2011, is yet to be reviewed. This has resulted in gradual erosion of the value of civil servants’ salaries Over the years, there has been a lot of difficulty with attracting top talent graduates into the civil service. Relative to other industries in the private sector, entry level civil servants can be paid up to 5x less than private sector companies.

Therefore a key initiative that has been identified to address and improve the welfare of civil servants is:
Work with existing government programmes to finalize a home-ownership scheme for the civil service
Strengthen and optimize benefits e.g., expand Federal Integrated Staff Housing (FISH) programme for housing loans.

Deliverables

Incentive and Consequence Management System

Access to Affordable Housing for Civil Servants

Non-Monetary Incentives to Boost Staff Welfare