The Nigerian Senate is made up of 109 senators across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Each of these federal lawmakers earns a basic monthly salary of N168,866.
However, there are several allowance that the senators are entitled to as federal lawmakers.
As reported by TheCable, the figures are based on the Remuneration (Amendment) Act, 2008.
Allowances for Nigerian senators
1. Constituency allowance: N422,166
2. Domestic staff allowance: N126,650
3. Motor vehicle fuelling and maintenance allowance: N126,650
4. Entertainment allowance: N50,660
5. Utilities allowance: N50,660
6. Wardrobe allowance: N42,216
7. Personal assistant allowance: N42,216
8. Newspapers and periodicals allowance: N25,330
9. House maintenance allowance: N8,443
Nigerians react to Senator’s monthly salary, allowances
@aniemeka1 You should try getting the updated remuneration act, this was when subsidy was still been paid, when naira was not floated, and before minimum wage became 77k.
@ZayyanuNataala This is their salary b4 Yar’Adua elevated it in 2009, after they complained bitterly.
@ikifionu That is how we deceive ourselves at all levels with paltry salaries, and then we allow corruption to shore up our income.
@Thingummy_Fire Some senators who chair so-called ‘juicy’ committees cashout at least 10 times this in a month from their ‘oversight’ activities. This is a terrible joke!
@Collinex89 I know what u did, u intentionally refused to mention the Running cost, which is over 20m which some senators openly admitted to. This is a government-sponsored handle; take them seriously at your own risk
