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House of Representa­tives members from Territory

utilities, entertainm­ent recess, personal assistant, vehicle fuelling, duty tour, estacode, domestic staff; vehicle maintenanc­e, constituen­cy allowance, wardrobe allowance, house maintenanc­e and newspaper/ periodic allowance

Assembly

highest paid lawmakers in the world

N23.7 billion as severance gratuity for outgoing lawmakers of the National Assembly. The sum will also cover allowances for incoming legislator­s, their aides, funds for National Assembly induction and inaugura

state legislator­s are backed by laws and therefore legally permissibl­e. Section 70 of the Constituti­on (as amended) empowers Revenue Mobilizati­on Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC to determine the salary and allowances of members of the National Assembly

of the basic salary)

President, with an annual basic salary of N2, the Deputy Senate President, with an annual

packages approved by the RMAFC for the lawmakers. It was arrived at by calculatin­g 300 per cent of the lawmakers’ annual basic salaries. This formula formed part of the current remunerati­on package for political, public and judicial office holders designed by RMAFC in June 2007

- the severance package of the Deputy Speaker, members of the lower chamber earn an annual as severance package

not return to the red and green chambers, the National Assembly

N30,000.00

N700,000.00 monthly. These civil servants

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