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Salary scale of Nigerian Army according to their ranks

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Nigerian Army The Nigerian army is the largest of the components of the Nigerian Armed Forces.  It has responsibility for land warfare operations.  This body is directed and organized by the Nigerian Army Council. As at present, the Nigerian army is among the most equipped of all the land forces in Africa. It is also among the largest army in the world. It has been faced with numerous challenges in the recent past, especially the Boko Haram insurgency issue. The Nigerian army was founded in 1900 and it was referred to as Royal West African Frontier Force then.  They were trained by the British and also helped the British to fight the Second World War. They fought in the Far East during the war.  By the time the Nigerian civil war was ended, the Nigerian army had grown from just 18,000 to 126,000. Many Nigerians think military men are paid heavily every month. Truth of the matter is that the amount they are being paid is far below the manner of risk they go through every