NDLEA Salary 2025, Ranks And Allowances
NDLEA, which means National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, is one of the paramilitary organizations in Nigeria. This agency is the one in charge of drug policy and control in Nigeria. To explain it better, the agency has the mandate to curtail illicit production, importation, exportation, sale, and trafficking of psychoactive substances or drugs that are not approved by NAFDAC.
NDLEA Salary
Those that wish to join this agency have been asking questions about how much is NDLEA salary and their ranks. In this post, we will be talking about the NDLEA ranks and salary, allowances, and some other benefits.
NDLEA Ranks
NDLEA ranks are structured the same way most other paramilitary agencies structure their ranks. That is, their ranks are based on qualification. The higher the qualification you enter with, the higher the rank you will get.
For example, those who joined the NDLEA with SSCE certificate are given the rank of Private of Narcotics. Those that joined the NDLEA with National Diploma or NCE are given the rank of Lance Corporal of Narcotics. For graduates in the NDLEA, those that possess HND or BSC are given the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics II.
Below are the complete ranks of the NDLEA, both the commissioned and the non-commissioned officers:
NDLEA Commissioned Officers Ranks
- Commander General of Narcotics
- Deputy Commander General of Narcotics
- Commander of Narcotics
- Deputy Commander of Narcotics
- Chief Superintendent of Narcotics
- Superintendent of Narcotics
- Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics
- Assistant Superintendent of Narcotics II
NDLEA Non-Commissioned Officers Ranks
- Inspector of Narcotics
- Assistant Inspector of Narcotics
- Senior Corporal of Narcotics
- Corporal of Narcotics
- Lance Corporal of Narcotics
- Private of Narcotics
That is all the ranks in the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Now let’s see how much is paid to the NDLEA officers.
NDLEA Salary
NDLEA salary is designed in a way that it goes with their ranks. The higher your rank, the higher your salary. Those that joined the agency as graduates are paid higher than those that joined with SSCE certificate. SSCE certificate holders in the NDLEA are paid about ₦86,320 to ₦97,565 monthly. Those that joined with National Diploma or NCE are paid about ₦117,067 to ₦148,654 monthly. For the NDLEA graduates, HND and B.Sc, they are paid about ₦180,743 to ₦230,293 monthly. Please note that there may be an increase in the salary of the NDLEA officers because of the economy of Nigeria at any time. Also note that they are the starting salaries for each qualification as they are promoted.
Another thing you should understand about the NDLEA salary is that it is classified according to grades. The grade is also known as rank. So your grade is the rank you belong to.
The figures above are the current salary of the NDLEA officers. As we said earlier, the NDLEA officers are also entitled to some other allowances, and we are going to list them below.
NDLEA Allowances and Benefits
- Traveling allowance
- Medical allowance
- Housing allowance
- Pension plan
- Dental benefits
- Life insurance
- Stock options
- Meal vouchers
- Time off on public holidays
- Paid sick leave
- Maternity leave for females
- Mobile phone performance-based bonus
- Annual 13-month bonuses
- Health insurance
When you look at the benefits mentioned above, you will see the reason why some people want to be a member of this paramilitary organization in Nigeria. Apart from this, there is also training allowance which is meant for those on the NDLEA training. You can read our previous post on NDLEA training allowance.
