Ranks in the Nigerian Army 2024 And Their Salaries

Last Updated on March 5, 2024 by Twinbrodas

Ranks in the Nigerian Army 2024 and their salaries are the Same as the Ranks in the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Air Force. Since these three branches of the Nigerian Military work together as one, they made their ranks equivalent to each other.

The Ranks in the Nigerian Army are divided into two different categories.

The Commissioned Officers and The Non Commissioned Officers

The Commissioned Officers are those Officers who joined the Nigerian Army as a graduate or those who joined the Nigerian Army through the Nigerian Defence Academy. Those who joined the Nigerian Army through the Nigerian Defence Academy spend a period of 5 Years before they are Commissioned into the Nigerian Army. Those who joined the Nigerian Army as a graduate spend either six months for DSSC or nine months for the SSC. The Nigerian Army DSSC means Direct Short Service Commission While the SSC means Short Service Combatant Commission. Before you can be able to join DSSC or SSC, You must be a Graduate. This means you must Posses HND or BSC. Note that there is a Difference between DSSC and SSC in the Nigerian Army.

The Non-Commissioned Officers are those Officers who joined the Nigerian Army Recruitment with SSCE. They spend six months in their training before they become a Soldier In the Nigerian Army.
Now let’s go down to the Ranks in the Nigerian Army And Their Salaries.

Ranks In The Nigerian Army 2024 And Their Salaries

For the Non Commissioned Officers 

1. Private Soldier – N48,009
2. Lance Corporal – N53,009
3. Coporal – N58,009
4. Sergeant – N63,009
5. Staff Sergeant – N80,009
6. Warrant Officer – N90,009
7. Master Warrant Officer – N120,009
8. Army Warrant Officer – N150,009

For the Commissioned officers 

1. Second Lieutenant – N160,000
2. Lieutenant – N180,000
3. Captain – N220,000
4. Major – N300,000
5. Lieutenant Colonel – N350,000
6. Colonel – N550,000
7. Brigadier General (1 Star General) – N750,000
8. Major General (2 Star General) – N950,000
9. Lieutenant General (3 Star General) – 1 Million
10. General (4 Star General) – 1.5 Million.