Federal Government Begins Payment of Increased Police Salary Next Year

The Federal Executive Council has approved 20 per cent upward review of the salaries of the Nigeria Police Force personnel with effect from January 2022.

The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House Correspondents at the end of the virtual Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday.

The minister explained that the increased remuneration was a result of the demands of youths during the #EndSARS protests that rocked the country in October 2020.

Part of the demands made by the protesters was the upward review of the salaries and increased welfare for police personnel.

Dingyadi added that the approval aligned with the President’s promise to enhance police personnel’s pay as demanded by the protesters.

According to him, the increased earning is one of the ways to improve the relationship between the force and the Nigerian populace.

He said the council also approved the review of police duty tour allowance and shift allowance to six per cent, as well as the release of N1.2bn for the payment of uninsured benefits.

The minister said the sum of N13.13bn was approved for outstanding death benefits of 5,472 police personnel. He, however, stated that the payment would only commence after the Auditor General of Federation must have scrutinised and okayed it.

Dingyadi also announced a tax waiver of N18.6bn for junior police personnel. This will not be the first time that the President is approving an increase in police salaries.

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