Nigerians have for years been clamoring to know how much their legislators earn annually as the huge disparity between the rich and the poor continues to widen. Before now a lot of newspaper and online reports rely on third-party sources or sources independent of the National Assembly to determine the income of legislators.
However, the National Institute of Legislative Studies, NILS has released a report, showing what constitutes the earnings of federal legislators in Nigeria. The report detailed the breakdown against that of some select countries also. See their annual salaries below;
| ANNUAL | SENATORS (N) | HO– USE OF REPS (N) |
| Basic Salary | 2,026,400.00 | .50 |
| Vehicle Fuelling/Maintenance | 1,520,000.00 | 1,489,000.00 |
| Constituency | 5,000,000.00 | 1,985,000.00 |
| Domestic Staff | 1,519,000.00 | 1,488,000.00 |
| Personal Assistant | 506,600.00 | 493,303.00 |
| Entertainment | 607,920.00 | 595,563.00 |
| Recess | 202,640.00 | 198,521.00 |
| Utilities | 607,920.00 | 397,042.00 |
| Newspapers/Periodicals | 303,960.00 | 297,781.00 |
| House Maintenance | 101,320.00 | 99,260.00 |
| Wardrobe | 506,600.00 | 496,303.00 |
| Estacode | 950.00** | $900.00** |
| Tour Duty | 37,000.00 | 35,000.00** |
| TOTAL | 12,902,360.00 | 9,525,985.50 |
*** Not added to total N12,902,360.00 x 109 Senators = N1,406,357,240.00 N9,524,985.50 x360 House of Rep Members = N3,428,994,780.00
Others
| TENURE (EVERY 4 YEARS) | SENATORS (N) | HO– USE OF REPS (N) |
| Accommodation | 4,000,000.00 | 3,970,000,00 |
| Vehicle Loan | 8,000,000.00 | 7,940,000.00 |
| Furniture | 6,000,000.00 | 5,956,000.00 |
| Severance Gratuity | 6,090,000.00 | 5,956,000.00 |
| TOTAL | 24,090,000.00 | 23,822,000.00 |
N24,090,000.00 x 109 Senators = N 2,625,810,000.00
N23,822,000.00 x 360 House of Reps Members = N8,575,920,000.00
GRAND TOTAL
SENATE: 36,992,360 = $184,962.00
HO– USE OF REPRESENTATIVES: 33,347,985.5 = $166,740.00
