The Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Army are always working together even though they are not working under the same command. The Nigerian Army under the command of Chief of Army Staff while the Nigerian Police is under the Inspector General of Police. So the question is: what is the Police and Army salary in Nigeria? Don’t worry, we will explain everything you need to know concerning the Army and Police salary in Nigeria.
If you have been following our website, you would have noticed that we have written a post concerning the Nigerian Police Salary 2025 and the Nigerian Army Salary 2025, which means you are not supposed to be asking this question because everything has been explained in detail concerning how much these security agencies are being paid as salary.
Police And Army Salary In Nigeria
Because the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police Force do not have any equivalent in terms of ranks, their salaries also don’t have any relationship joining them, so we will be explaining them differently. We will first start with the Nigerian Police Force Salary and then the Nigerian Army Salary.
Nigerian Police Ranks and Salary
| Rank | Salary (Monthly) |
|---|---|
| Inspector General of Police | ₦1,484,450.00 |
| Deputy Inspector General of Police | ₦1,055,472.80 |
| Assistant Inspector General of Police | ₦878,851.90 |
| Commissioner of Police | ₦642,470.50 |
| Deputy Commissioner of Police | ₦593,000.80 |
| Assistant Commissioner of Police | ₦294,438.20 |
| Chief Superintendent of Police | ₦278,823.96 |
| Superintendent of Police | ₦245,089.06 |
| Deputy Superintendent of Police | ₦244,399.70 |
| Assistant Superintendent of Police | ₦227,200.39 |
| Inspector of Police | ₦144,400.10 |
| Sergeant Major | ₦114,400.88 |
| Sergeant | ₦106,000.90 |
| Corporal | ₦103,600.60 |
| Constable | ₦88,113.60 |
That’s for the Nigerian Police. Now let’s see the salary of the Nigerian Army.
Nigerian Army Ranks and Salary
Nigerian Army commissioned officers salary:
- Second Lieutenant – N240,000.
- Lieutenant – N280,000.
- Captain – N320,000.
- Major – N380,000.
- Lieutenant Colonel – N420,000.
- Colonel – N580,000.
- Brigadier General – N750,000.
- Major General – N1,150,000.
- Lieutenant General – N1,900,000.
- General – N2,500,000.
Nigerian Army Non Commissioned Officer’s salaries are as follows:
- Private – N102,000.
- Lance Corporal – N110,000.
- Corporal – N115,000.
- Sergeant – N125,000.
- Staff Sergeant – N142,000.
- Warrant Officer – N170,000.
- Master Warrant Officer – N210,000.
- Army Warrant Officer – N230,000.
The Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian Army are also paid some little allowances that are not their basic salaries. They are entitled to some allowances like the training allowance, uniform allowance, operation allowance, and many others. You can read about the Nigerian Police training allowance or the Nigerian Army training allowance.
To see the complete allowances in the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Police, read our previous post about the Nigerian Army Salary 2025, Ranks and Allowances and the Nigerian Police Salary 2025, Ranks and Allowances.
