NSCDC addresses concerns over staff promotion and salary arrears
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has responded to claims about unpaid promotion and salary arrears. Afolabi Babawale, the NSCDC spokesman, clarified that the payment of such arrears is not under the control of Abubakar Audi, the Commandant General. The Corps stated that significant progress has been made in settling previous arrears, and recent allegations are unfounded. The NSCDC urged personnel to remain patient as efforts continue to resolve outstanding payments.
What we know
- Some NSCDC personnel alleged non-payment of promotion arrears from 2022 to 2024, despite assurances.
- Afolabi Babawale stated that the Presidential Committee on Arrears, not the NSCDC leadership, manages these payments.
- The current leadership, under Abubakar Audi, cleared arrears from 2015 to 2019 for over 37,000 personnel.
- The Corps described reports of no payments since 2022 as false and misleading.
- Arrears for 2023 and 2024 are pending approval, and the 2025 promotion exam results were released in December 2025, with budget inclusion ongoing.
