The lifetime salary of Nigeria's senior officers has just undergone a remarkable transformation this August of 2025, and I suppose it's worth sharing some thoughts on this quite revealing development.

Let me tell you, valued audience, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has just put his signature to a policy that would cause royalty to turn green. The esteemed Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the announcement at what they call a "Ministerial Retreat" in Abuja, sounding proud as a peacock.

What's the hullabaloo, you ask? Indeed, it's about guaranteeing that select public servants will continue to receive their entire compensation until the final curtain falls. But mark my words - this magnificent benefit ain't for your average government worker.

Not by a long shot! This extraordinary benefit is limited to those lucky individuals who retire at the lofty ranks of Deputy Controller, Comptroller, or Commandant-General in agencies under the government's domestic apparatus.

The stated purpose – and I present this with a straight face – is to prevent these distinguished individuals from facing financial hardship. Imagine that! As if a top brass with a lifetime in authority would be left destitute.

This interesting measure comes alongside other reforms including clearing a pile 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 assert.

I've seen many a government come up with methods to compensate their ranks, but this perpetual payment plan beats all. A body has to question: Why not extend such liberality to all public servants? Even more appropriately, to the common citizens whose money pays these salaries?

The difference with other public servants remains stark as midnight. Many a police retiree still languish patiently for retirement funds that barely cover basic needs.

As I finish this narrative, I must come again to our topic: Nigeria senior officer lifetime salary. This August 2025 measure tells us volumes about the values of those who administer. And that, my friend, is a truth worth contemplating long after you've concluded this article.