The Nigerian Army unlike the police is saddled with the responsibility of protecting the nation’s land territory against aggressive external invasion by foreign bodies. The Nigerian Army is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and responsible for land warfare operations. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council, it was formed in the year 1960 with its headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Just like the Nigerian police, navy and air force, the Nigerian army has its own salary structure too, it is way better than the Salaries of the Nigerian police, its not surprising as the Nigerian army has a greater responsibility when compared to the other arms of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
It would be worthy to note that these salaries are excluding allowances and bonuses.
The Nigerian Army: Monthly Salary Scale For All Ranks
Private Soldier
Monthly Salary – N48-49,000
Lance Corporal
Monthly Salary – N54-55,
Corporal
Monthly Salary – N58,000
Sergeant
Monthly Salary – N63,000
Staff Sergeant
Monthly Salary – N68,000
Warrant Officer
Monthly Salary – N80,000
Master Warrant Officer
Monthly Salary – N90,000
Nigerian Army Salary Structure for Commissioned Officers
Second Lieutenant
Monthly Salary – N120,000
Army Lieutenant
Monthly Salary -N180,000
Army Captain
Monthly Salary -N220,000
Army Major
Monthly Salary -N300,000
Lt. Colonel
Monthly Salary -N350,000
Colonel
Monthly Salary – N550,000
Brigadier General
Monthly Salary – N750,000
Major General
Monthly Salary – N950,000
Lt. General
Monthly Salary – N1 million
General
Monthly Salary – N1.5 million
NB: NB: The commissioned officers in this case refers to the core officers that passed through the Nigerian Defence Academy and graduated successfully to become officers.
Nigerian Army Website
For more information about the Nigerian army, be it recruitment, information on their short service or questions related to the force, visit their official website on http://army.mil.ng.