Labour Minister, Ngige, Reveals His Actual Salary, Denies Having "Any Allowances", See Video
- The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has said that his salary is N942,000 after all heavy taxation has been removed
- Ngige also claimed that he and other ministers were not entitled to any other allowances except duty allowances if they had to travel on duty
- According to the minister, the ministers' duty allowances were recently reviewed to N100,000, adding that the permanent secretaries and ministers of states were also reviewed
FCT, Abuja - Chris Ngige, the minister of Labour and Employment, has claimed that he did not receive more than N942,000 as salary after all taxation has been deducted as a minister.
According to The Punch on its Twitter page, the minister disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, May 1.
Source: Twitter
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During the interview, the minister also claimed that he did not take any allowances except duty allowances when he had to travel for work.
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The former governor of Anambra state also claimed that all the ministers don't have any other allowances except duty allowances.
He added that the ministers' duty allowances were recently reviewed to N100,000 while that of permanent secretaries were reviewed alongside it as well as that of the minister of state, which was reviewed to N75,000.
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The minister said:
"My salary is N942,000 a month. My salary with my PA, gross total after tax, my feeding, my transport, the transport of one PA, the salary of my gardener, my cook, they are all consolidated, and after heavy taxation, they pay me N942,000.
“Every minister you see, that is what it is. Special advisers earn around that amount too.
"The allowances are not anything. We don’t have any allowances except if you travel. You can get duty tour allowance like every other public officer."
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Ngige reveals FG's plan to increase workers' salaries soon
Legit.ng earlier reported that the federal government had announced a plan to increase workers' salaries in 2023 following a series of industrial actions in 2022.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, said the increment is to curb the effect of economic challenges posed by inflation on the country.
According to Ngige, the presidential committee on salaries is currently reviewing the salaries, and the government will make a pronouncement next year.
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