Labour Minister Ngige, reveals his actual salary, denies having 'any allowances'

Chris Ngige, the minister of Labour and Employment, has claimed that he did not receive more than N942,000 as salary after all taxation has been deducted as a minister.

According to The Punch on its Twitter page, the minister disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Monday, May 1.

During the interview, the minister also claimed that he did not take any allowances except duty allowances when he had to travel for work.

The minister said: "My salary is N942,000 a month. My salary with my PA, gross total after tax, my feeding, my transport, the transport of one PA, the salary of my gardener, my cook, they are all consolidated, and after heavy taxation, they pay me N942,000.

“Every minister you see, that is what it is. Special advisers earn around that amount too.

"The allowances are not anything. We don’t have any allowances except if you travel. You can get duty tour allowance like every other public officer."