Labour Minister Chris Ngige Reveals Monthly Salary After Taxation: N942,000

• Chris Ngige disclosed that his monthly salary after taxation is N942,000 and confirms that ministers do not receive any other allowances.

• He also ruled out a rise in minimum wage before the end of President Buhari’s administration.

• Ngige explained that his consolidated salary covers personal expenses such as feeding, transport, and his assistant’s salary, all subjected to heavy taxation.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has disclosed that his monthly salary after taxation is N942,000.

Ngige disclosed this on Monday, May 1, 2023, while featuring on Channels Television Politics Today programme.

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When asked if the salary includes allowances, Ngige said he, like other ministers, is not entitled to any other allowances.

When pressed further to clarify the claims, the Minister said: “My feeding, my transport, the salary of one Personal Assistant (PA), the salary of my gardener, my books, they are all consolidated. And after heavy taxation, they pay me N942,000. Every minister you see that is what it is. We don’t have any allowances except when we travel.”

Earlier, Ngige said Nigerian workers are right to ask for more pay but that the federal government is trying its best.

The Labour Minister, however, ruled out reports that there will be a rise in the minimum wage before the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration.

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Ngige explained that such is reviewed in five years, which he said is expected to happen in 2024 under the incoming administration, as the last was done in 2019.

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