President Bola Tinubu has approved a new salary package for personnel of the Nigerian Armed Forces, with pay increases ranging from 30 per cent to 80 per cent across various ranks. The new remuneration package, which will benefit about 250,000 military personnel, is scheduled to take effect from September 1, according to a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by presidential spokesperson Bayo Onanuga. Under the revised salary structure, officers above the rank of colonel—including brigadier-generals, major-generals, lieutenant-generals and generals—will receive a 30 per cent salary increase. Personnel from the rank of...