Adamawa State is an old, viable and efficient state in northern Nigeria with greater percentage of relatively low income earners. The state is also one of the states in the country that operate a uniform Civil Service Salaries Structures under the harmonized salary structure.
Adamawa State is purely a civil servant state like most other Civil Servant States in the country, where job finders, especially graduates look up to having government jobs. Security of jobs, gratuity, guaranteed retirement, otherwise known as severance package and other benefits civil servants enjoy, are essentially the reason most Nigerians generally go for government jobs.
Adamawa State Civil Service Commission has thousands of workers on her pay roll. Getting a government job whether state or federal is not an easy task, as it requires ‘who know man’ in most cases to get it.
The State is predominantly a civil servant state with a relatively high Salary Scale and Structure and prices of items fairly low. Adamawa State Civil Service Commission is one of the states that generate substantial internally generated revenue (IGR) in the country, in addition to federal allocation.
Adamawa state has also done well in the areas of prompt payment of salaries to her numerous workers and job security is guaranteed. The state is also blessed with a strong workforce, made up of highly motivated, disciplined, and productive workers that have done so much to make Adamawa state a viable and efficient state to be proud of.
In this article, we shall bring you the current information about Adamawa State Civil Service Commission salary scale and structure especially graduates who form greater number of job seekers in the state and indeed the country and give them a clue of what they should expect as monthly salaries if lucky enough to be employed as Adamawa State Civil Servants.
What makes Adamawa State Civil Service Commission?
Job seekers in the state and indeed Nigeria will see the information provided here very useful and educative.
Adamawa State Civil Service Commission, like other states civil service commission in the Nigeria, is an executive agency of the state charged with the responsibility of employing civil servants, designate their various functions as well as ensuring that strict discipline are maintained in the service.
It also has the function of welfare, promotion, transfer and exercise overall control in all State civil servants in Adamawa State.
However, from the guide below, you will understand the entire system, especially, the monthly salary you are to expect if employed.
We should note that all civil servants in Adamawa State and other states civil service in the country are under the control of the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the State, except the Chairman and Commissioners.
Responsibilities and Duties of Adamawa State Civil Service Commission
The Adamawa State Civil Service Commission has various duties and responsibilities, which are:
- To recruit senior officers
- Provide guidelines on promotions, discipline, and appointments;
- Represent the Civil Service Commissioners at Senior Staff Committee meetings of ministries;
- Review and approve the recommendations on disciplinary cases of senior officers;
- Ratify the promotion of officers to senior positions, including conducting promotion interviews and examinations.
Adamawa State Salary Structure 2023 (Grade Level Breakdown)
Adamawa state Civil Service Commission, like other states civil service in Nigeria, currently operates the Harmonized Public Service Salary Structure (HAPSS), since it came into operation on March 1, 2007.
Below is a tabulation of the salary grade levels and the corresponding monthly salaries of Adamawa State Civil Service 2023:
| Grade level | Salary range (N) |
| 01 | 19,500 – 27,000 |
| 02 | 21,000 – 29,500 |
| 03 | 22,000 – 32,000 |
| 04 | 22,500 – 35,000 |
| 05 | 25,000 – 41,000 |
| 06 | 31,000 – 49,500 |
| 07 | 41,500 – 64,000 |
| 08 | 54,000 – 80,000 |
| 09 | 63,500 – 96,000 |
| 10 | 73,000 – 111,500 |
| 12 | 87,500 – 127,000 |
| 13 | 98,000 – 138,500 |
| 14 | 107,500 – 153,000 |
| 15 | 120,000 – 167,500 |
| 16 | 132,000 – 190,000 |
| 17 | 147,500 – 213,500 |
It is important to note also that as obtainable in other states, tax payment and other deductions by the Adamawa State Government do not make most civil servants in the State receive the officially assigned salary figures for their respective positions.
From the table above, it is obvious that the minimum salary that can be earned by a civil servant at grade level one (lowest grade) in Adamawa State is N19,500, while the highest is N213,500. The strong agitation for upward salary review by both federal and state workers have not yielded result. It is hoped this agitation will be met soonest.
Again, the recent announcement of palliatives by states and federal as a result of subsidy removal has not made any significant impact on the salaries of civil servants in Adamawa state.
Ideally speaking, a civil servant in Adamawa State, like other states civil service in the country, spends a minimum of 3 years on each grade level, after which he or she gets promoted to the next step within the same grade level. This makes a servant entitled to a slight increase in salary and keeps employees motivated.
The information provided here therefore gives you an insight about rough estimates of what a civil servant in Adamawa State earns monthly by adding the basic salary to the allowances that apply to the person’s grade level.
In summary, it is important to note that in achieving increase in salary of Adamawa State civil servants, promotional examinations, long years of excellent service and high academic excellence are the needed criteria for elevation in the State civil service.
Approval and implementation of minimum wage for Adamawa State Civil Service Commission will go a long way to improving efficiency, high productivity and general wellbeing of all Civil Servants in Adamawa State.
We thank you for your time, reading about Adamawa State Civil Service Commission Salary Scale and Structure 2023. Your comments are also welcome.