Tag: Allowances

Plateau: MOPOL officers allege 7-month allowance delay 

Aminu Imam
MOPOL officers

Some Mobile Police (MOPOL) officers deployed on peacekeeping duties in Plateau State have alleged that they have not received their monthly operational allowances for seven months, claiming funds released by the state government were diverted. The officers, who spoke anonymously for fear of victimisation, said they were deployed from Kano State to communities in Jos-South, Barkin-Ladi, Ɓokkos and other local government areas in December 2025. They claimed they were promised a monthly allowance of ₦150,000 by the Plateau State government but received payment only for December. According to them, although…

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Court voids ₦110bn SUVs, allowance schemes spending for NASS members

Aminu Imam
Court voids NASS

The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has declared unlawful the 10th National Assembly’s controversial ₦110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes, ruling that the spending of ₦40bn on 465 vehicles for lawmakers and ₦70bn in support allowances for newly elected members breached procurement laws, constitutional obligations, and the public trust. The court also ordered the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas “to ensure that all future procurements or expenditure of public funds by the National Assembly comply strictly with due process requirements and…

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