FEC approves 20% salary increase for police officers
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a 20 percent salary increase for officers of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).
Speaking with state house correspondents in Abuja, on Wednesday, December 15, Maigari Dingyadi, minister of police affairs, said the salary upgrade is expected to take effect in January 2022.
Dingyadi further stated that the review is in response to the demands made by EndSARS protesters in 2020, involving primarily improved welfare for police officers.
He said the take home pay will be enhanced through the duty tour allowance to 6 per cent of their new take home pay and an approval of N1.12 billion for payment of outstanding uninsured benefits for the period of 2013 to 2020.
The minister said the sum of N13.128 billion was approved for outstanding d*ath benefits for 5,472 police personnel. Dingyadi, however, said the payment would kick off after the auditor-general of the federation must have vetted it.
He also announced a tax waiver of N18.6 billion for personnel between grade levels one and 14.
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