The controversy over the monthly salary of a Nigerian lawmaker has finally been laid to rest with a formal disclosure of what the legislators earn. The National Institute of Legislative Studies, NILS, apparently worried by growing public outcry against the Nigerian lawmakers, on Friday released a set of documents, showing what constitutes the earnings of the 109 Senators and 360 members of the Nigerian House of Representatives.

The documents, which were made available to Vanguard in Abuja on Friday, indicated that the Nigerian lawmakers earn perhaps one of the least salaries among legislators in the world, as against the notion that their pay was outrageous.

Apart from releasing global comparative figures drawn from nine countries, the NILS also gave a breakdown of what constitutes the monthly take-home pay of each Nigerian lawmaker. The figure shows that while a Nigerian Senator gets an annual basic salary of N2,026,400,00 a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives goes home with N1,985,212, 50 per year.

But beyond that a Senator takes home a bouquet of allowances which hike their salary to N12, 902, 360.00 while their House of Representatives counterpart goes home with N9,525,985.50 annually.

Thus, for the four-year tenure which the lawmaker stay in the NASS, the Nigerian government spends a total of N1, 406,357,240.00 as basic salary on the 109 Senators and N3,428,994,780.00 on the 360 members of the House of Representatives.

The breakdown of the allowances are on: Vehicle fuelling/maintenance, Constituency, Domestic Staff, Personal Assistant, Entertainment, Recess, Utilities, Newspaper/Periodicals, Houses Maintenance, Wardrobe, Estacode, Duty Tour, which attract more money available to the lawmakers than their basic salaries.

Beyond that, the lawmakers earn special amount in every four-year period on Accommodation, vehicle loan, furniture, and severance allowance, which make every Senator to pocket N24,090,000.00 and a House of Representatives member to go home with N23,822,00.00 within the same period.

Thus for every four year which a lawmaker stays in the NASS, the Federal Government spends N2,625, 810,000.00 on accommodation, vehicle loans, furniture and severance gratuity on the 109 senators and N8,575,920,000.00 on the 360 House of Representatives members.

This payment brings the total expenditure of the government to N33, 992, 360 for the senators and N33,347, 985, 50 on the members of the HoR. The figures are lower when compared to what their counterparts in eight other countries earn.

But the monies Nigerian lawmakers earn from their oversight functions and other sources make them big earners.

A global comparison released by the NILS shows that lawmakers in the Philippines earn the highest annual basic salary of $4, 497,957, followed by their counterparts in the United States of America where a Senator goes home with $3,409,422 while a member of the US House of Representatives takes $1,429,909 home annually.

This is followed by lawmakers in Kenya who earn $968,013 per annum followed by their counterparts in Australia who take home $646,230 while those in the United Kingdom go home with £494,285.43.

The list is followed by lawmakers from India, who earn $474,484, Singapore with $253,469, and Tanzania with $230,961.

It will be recalled that the Nigerian government has been spending a total of N150 billion per year on the NASS but has been forced to step it down to N120 billion this year following rising outcry that the lawmakers are taking too much from the Federation Account leaving little for other sectors.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/revealed-at-last-salary-and-allowances-of-nass-members/

na kidnapping this ijiats way sure pass

I don't give a damn if they are one of the less paid ,political offices should be made less attractive so that only those really willing to serve their people take such political positions.come to think of it , nigeria is one of the poorest nations on earth so why shouldn't our politicians be amonmg the lowest earners on earth

politics is the quickest way to make money in naija

Abegy those guyz earn kidnappers salary joor else why the wars between factions on who gets there..

The teachers nd lecturers who have taught them earn peanut.

we should focus on cutting their salaries alone but cut down their ridiculous allowances which has never been revealed until lately. No more free food for lazy men !!!

This has gotta be one of the greatest insult on Nigerians ever! How foolish do these guys actually think Nigerians are?? How in seven hells would they try to justify their gargantuan pay by doing a simple comparism with what their counterparts in other countries take, countries that are light years ahead of us in terms of development.

Now, for those of us that refuse to be deceived by this shameful "disclosure", here's what we demand they do if truly they want us to see what "peanuts" they earn:

1. What is the percentage of their total expenditure to our GDP and what is that of their counterparts in the countries stated??

2. What is the per capita income of those countries as compared to Nigeria's?? Is their pay justifiable on this basis??

3. What is the percentage of their take home to our GNP in comparism to that of their counterparts in the countries listed??

4. What is the percentage of their annual take home to the annual take home of a minimum wage earner, and how does that compare with those of their counterparts in the countries quoted??

5. What is the actual man hours contributed by the congressmen in a legislative calender compared to that of our "honourables"?? Is the pay of our legislators justifiable on the backdrop of their productivity??


It is only when these figures are presented and analysed that one could be better informed as to the propriety or otherwise of the size of their income.

We know it...82.58% of Nigerians are suffering, facing daily challenges of feeding, housing, and provision of daily amenities and some few who claimed to be representing them are feeding fat.


We need to cut the WICKED allowances and subject all to normal minimum wage.

SMH

A country for the few!

NASS of thieves and rogues

Honestly, these people think Nigerians are dummies. Most Nigerians struggle to eat three decent square meals and Vanguard opened this annoying article with;

The documents, which were made available to Vanguard in Abuja on Friday, indicated that the Nigerian lawmakers earn perhaps one of the least salaries among legislators in the world, as against the notion that their pay was outrageous.

Someone, please, anyone, explain how their basic salary coupled with allowances is not in any way outrageous.

Beyond that, the lawmakers earn special amount in every four-year period on Accommodation, vehicle loan, furniture, and severance allowance, which make every Senator to pocket N24,090,000.00 and a House of Representatives member to go home with N23,822,00.00 within the same period.

These so called "special amounts alone is close to the
$174,000 per annum earned by the United States Lawmakers.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salaries_of_members_of_the_United_States_Congress

Whom are these clowns fooling I trust Nigerians; Twitter would take care of the rest. Nigerian lawmakers are nothing but bunch of clowns and comedians. If indeed they mean well, they'd be the one to deliberate on slashing their bogus allowances. But no, they won't because greed reigns supreme in their lives. They enrich themselves at the expense of the people they represent.

Little wonder this one is hell bent on dying on the Senate Presidency seat.

omenka:
This has gotta be one of the greatest insult on Nigerian ever! How foolish do these guys actually think Nigerians are?? How in seven hells would they try to justify their gargantuan pay by doing a simple comparism with what their counterparts in other countries take, countries that are light years ahead of us in terms of development.

Now, for those of us that refuse to be deceived by this shameful "disclosure", here's what we demand they do if truly they want us to see what "peanuts" they earn:

1. What is the percentage of their total expenditure to our GDP and what is that of their counterparts in the countries stated??

2. What is the per capita income of those countries as compared to Nigeria's?? Is their pay justifiable on this basis??

3. What is the percentage of their take home to our GNP in comparism to that of their counterparts in the countries listed??

4. What is the percentage of their annual take home to the annual take home of a minimum wage earner, and how does that compare with those of their counterparts in the countries quoted??

5. What is the actual man hours contributed by the congressmen in a legislative calender compared to that of our "honourables"?? Is the pay of our legislators justifiable on the backdrop of their productivity??


It is only when these figures are presented and analysed that one could be better informed as to the propriety or otherwise of the size of their income.

Spot on! Couldn't have said it any better. But this is not even where the major problem lies.

The total of these figures (salaries & allowances) is about N16bn. The main problem lies in the balance of the N120bn budget. This is where most of the NASS fraud is hidden. Why should 2,500 persons have an annual budget of N120bn while most states in the country (with population of over 5m each) have an annual budget of less than N100bn?

Bevista:
Brilliant! Couldn't have said it better. But this is not even where the major problem lies.

The total of these figures (salaries & allowances) is about N16bn. The main problem lies in the balance of the N120bn budget. This is where most of the NASS fraud is hidden. Why should 2,500 persons have an annual budget of N120bn while most states in the country (with population of over 5m each) have an annual budget of less than N100bn.

Honestly I'm short of adjectives to describing how you've been able to reveal where the true issue is. It's so disturbing on how a country with economic issues and little or no jobs for youths end up enriching its lawmakers with sums far above some states' budgets. The same people barely meet 4 times a month.

Stale news

menix:
Abegy those guyz earn kidnappers salary joor else why the wars between factions on who gets there..

I doubt if kidnappers even earn that much, from the meagre 5 to 10million they get as ransom fee, they might have to settle people from the dirty police officers who know about the operation to other security operatives who facilitated the attack. Then still share the remaining amongst themselves and to top it off get arrested at the end of the day!

Bevista:


...The total of these figures (salaries & allowances) is about N16bn. The main problem lies in the balance of the N120bn budget. This is where most of the NASS fraud is hidden. Why should 2,500 persons have an annual budget of N120bn while most states in the country (with population of over 5m each) have an annual budget of less than N100bn.

You hit the nail on the head. The salary part is just a tip of the fraudulent iceberg. Why indeed should 120B naira be spent annually on federal legislators?

This thread affects all both the WAILERS and the MASTURBATORS.

Greedy politicians!!!!

What!!!! Furniture Allawee, over #7 million naira? Hmmmmmmm........Nigeria is a wonderful Country indeed.

Okkk

this vanguard people done dey mad abi....keep saying our press is one of our major problems. ..all they know is envelope


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These people are legally stealing our money! How can you be calling money just for going on recess? Besides, can't they be collecting money and allowances within the range of Perm Sec?
Nigeria is likely to continue in this poverty if those that are suppose to save us from it are earning this mighty.
AWON CORRUPT OLE.

Vanguard trying to give them soft landing.

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see money? this is corruption of the highest order for a developing country,i weep for my country
I think we have to start using the US salary scale for these lawmakers,no allowances of any kind,basic salary and thats all

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This is an armed robber salary for lawmakers. This is a daylight robbery