Nigeria's approach to senior officer lifetime compensation has just experienced a significant shift this August of 2025, and I figure it's worth sharing some thoughts on this quite revealing development.

You see, valued audience, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has just put his signature to a scheme that would rival the benefits of nobility. The esteemed Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration at what they call a "Ministerial Retreat" in Abuja, glowing with accomplishment.

What's this new arrangement, you ask? Indeed, it's about guaranteeing that specific high-ranking officers will never stop collecting their full salary until the final curtain falls. But note this carefully - this luxurious arrangement ain't for your average government worker.

Certainly not! This remarkable privilege is reserved for those lucky individuals who retire at the exalted stations of Deputy Controller, Comptroller, or Commandant-General in agencies under the government's domestic apparatus.

The declared motivation – and I convey this solemnly – is to prevent these distinguished individuals from facing financial hardship. Think on that a spell! As if a top brass with years of access to power would be found wanting.

This interesting measure comes alongside other improvements including clearing a accumulation of over 50,000 pending promotions and founding what they're calling a "world-class Fire Academy" to compare with the one in Arizona. Progress marches on, or so they claim.

In my study of bureaucracies devise schemes to benefit their members, but this perpetual payment plan beats all. One must wonder: Why not extend such generosity to each civil servant? Or better yet, to the regular people whose money pays these salaries?

The disparity with other civil workers remains plain as day. Countless ex-policemen still bide their time for retirement funds that barely cover basic needs.

In bringing this tale to a close, I must circle back to our subject: Nigeria senior officer lifetime salary. This August 2025 measure speaks libraries about the priorities of those who rule. And that, dear reader, is a fact worth pondering long after you've concluded this article.