The Federal Executive Council has approved a 20 per cent increase in salaries for personnel of the Nigeria Police Force.
The salary upgrade is to take effect in January 2022.
Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, made this disclosure to the State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday December 15.
Noting that the upward review is a product of the issues raised during the #EndSARS protests in October 2020, Dingyadi stated that the decision was taken to boost the morale of police personnel across the country.
He said the take-home pay will be enhanced through the duty tour allowance to 6 per cent of their new take-ahome pay and an approval of N1.12 billion for payment of outstanding uninsured benefits from 2013 to 2020.
President Buhari had promised that the salaries will be upgraded commensurate to service rendered to further maintain peace in the country.
The FEC also approved the release of N13.1 billion for payment of outstanding death benefits of 5,472 personnel for the uninsured period of 2013 to August 2021.
In addition, the council approved a tax waiver in the sum of N18.6 billion for junior officers of the police to increase the take-home pay effective from October 2021.
