JNPSNC backs FG's N70k transport allowance as TUC demands N300k minimum wage
JNPSNC has backed the Federal Government's N70,000 transportation allowance for public servants, dismissing TUC's rejection. The allowance, agreed after a six-hour meeting on October 27 with Minister Muhammad Dingyadi, NLC, and health unions, takes effect November 2026 for six months. TUC was not part of those negotiations.
The deal also includes a 40% peculiar allowance effective November with May arrears paid in three instalments, a new tripartite committee with NECA, and 19 months of health workers' allowance arrears starting December 2026. CONHESS adjustments get three weeks for review. JNPSNC's three-day warning strike in October pressured these concessions.
According to Nairametrics, TUC argues temporary allowances fail to reach all workers—citing the 2023 N40,000 wage award inconsistencies—and demands the minimum wage jump from N70,000 to N300,000 with consequential adjustments.
If you're a public servant, this six-month allowance hits your account next month. But the real question: will temporary transport relief outpace inflation, or does TUC's push for permanent salary restructuring offer better protection? The tripartite committee's composition will signal which direction labour relations head.