President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a raise in the duty tour allowances (DTAs) for ministers, permanent secretaries and civil servants on Grade Level one to 17.
Duty tour allowance is payable to public servants who embark on official trips within the country.
Persecondnews recalls that on February 3, 2022, Buhari had approved 100 percent upward review of workers’ duty tour allowance.
On December 2021, the Federal Executive Council also approved the review of police duty tour allowance and shift allowance to six percent as well as the release of N1.2 billion for the payment of uninsured benefits.
The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the virtual council meeting.
He, however, said the new allowances for ministers and permanent secretaries and others take effect from September 1.
A circular states: “The president of the federal republic of Nigeria has approved the upward review of duty tour allowances applicable to Permanent Secretary/Equivalent from N20,0000 to N70,000, and to minister/SGF/HCSF/Equivalent from N35,000 to N80,000.
“All enquiries relating to this circular should be directed to the commission.”
A breakdown of the new DTA as contained in the circular is as follows:
“Grade level (GL) 01-04 and its equivalent – N10,000 per diem
- GL 05-06 and its equivalent – N15,000 per diem
- GL 07-10 and its equivalent – N17,500 per diem
- GL 12-13 and its equivalent – N20,000 per diem
- GL 14-15 and its equivalent – N25,000 per diem
- GL 16-17 and its equivalent – N37,500 per diem
- Permanent secretary/equivalent – N70,000 per diem
- Minister/SGF/HCSF/equivalent – N80,000 per diem”.
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