FULL LIST: New Salaries of Nigerian Soldiers From General to the Lowest Rank
FULL LIST: New Salaries of Nigerian Soldiers From General to the Lowest Rank
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a new salary structure for Nigeria’s Armed Forces, lifting monthly pay for a General to N3.25 million and raising a Private’s earnings to N187,200.Politics
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a statement. He said the new package takes effect from September 1, 2026, and covers roughly 250,000 military personnel across all ranks.
Daily Trust reported that pay increases under the scheme range from 30% to 80%, depending on rank. Senior officers above the rank of Colonel, including Brigadier-Generals, Major-Generals, Lieutenant-Generals, and Generals, will receive the lower end of the scale at 30%. Lower-ranked personnel stand to gain significantly more, with some categories attracting increases of up to 80%.
The wider financial effect of the new structure is substantial. Nigeria’s annual salary expenditure for the Armed Forces will climb from N660 billion to N924 billion once the pay adjustments take full effect, representing an increase of N264 billion per year.Africans & Diaspora
The approval signals a significant shift in the federal government’s approach to military welfare, bringing pay levels more in line with the economic pressures facing service personnel amid rising living costs across the country.
What each rank will earn as new salaries, according to Daily Trust
