The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says he has been in talks with the Nigeria Salaries and Wages Commission to upgrade the salaries of paramilitary officers to be on a par with the personnel of the Nigeria Police Force.
He also said like the military, the Federal Government was considering the establishment of a pension board for personnel of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Federal Fire Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigeria Correctional Service.
According to him, the paramilitary personnel deserve an improvement in their salaries as well as a pension board, due to the hazards involved in their duties.
The Director of Press, Ministry of Interior, Ajibola Afonja, in a statement on Tuesday, quoted the minister as saying this during an interview on Human Rights Radio in Abuja.
