President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of up to 80% for about 250,000 Nigerian military personnel, raising the annual wage bill to ₦924 billion ($679 million) as the government seeks to strengthen troop welfare and security operations

President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. About 250,000 personnel are to benefit from the new deal, a…

. Brig Gen and above get 30% raise, colonel down to warrant officer get 50% while private and sergeant get 80%

• New salary scale effective Sept. 1