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Navy Officers Allege Plans To Deny Them Lodging Allowances Amid Housing Crisis, Rising Living Costs
Navy Officers Allege Plans To Deny Them Lodging Allowances Amid Housing Crisis, Rising Living Costs
Navy officers allege plans to deny them lodging allowances amid housing crisis, rising living costs. Sub Lieutenants and Ordinary Seamen of the Nigerian Navy have alleged that the leadership is planning to exclude them from receiving lodging allowances.
The proposed changes come amid ongoing housing challenges, with these junior officers relying on the allowances to pay for their rents.
According to sources who spoke to SaharaReporters, they thought the Navy leadership was finally addressing their plight when the Chief of Naval Staff introduced the N25,000 transport allowance to help mitigate fuel expenses.
“Now, it feels like a trick, as this proposed cut in lodging allowances will dampen the morale of the very personnel this augmentation was meant to support.
It’s shocking how such a decision can be made without taking into account the welfare of entry-level officers, who are just trying to establish their footing in the system,” an officer lamented.
“The Harmonised Terms were endorsed by the President himself just last December, but some senior officers are clearly ignoring its provisions.”
SaharaReporters learned that a lack of transparency surrounding the decision has raised concerns among affected personnel. The changes have reportedly been entered into the payroll system, with full implementation expected in this month’s salary, yet no official communication has been provided to explain or justify the move.
This is not the first time the Navy has faced backlash over lodging allowances. A similar attempt was made during Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas’ tenure but was stopped after intervention from officers with influential connections.
Lodging allowances are seen as crucial for officers, especially in cities like Lagos and Abuja where housing is expensive. Without these allowances, many fear the additional financial strain could affect morale and productivity.
Navy Officers
“It’s these same senior officers, sitting in their plush offices, who forget that the burden of their unfair policies will come back to haunt their families once they retire,” sources said.
The move has prompted calls for intervention from the Senate and House of Representatives, with many seeking a thorough investigation into the Navy’s financial management and the proper utilisation of funds for allowances.
Officers urge the Federal Government to ensure fair treatment for all military personnel.
NNPC Ltd. HSE Chief Sets Tone For Industry-Wide Safety Standards
NNPC Ltd.’s Chief Health, Safety and Environment Officer, Tonye Alagba, has urged Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) personnel across the company to strengthen collaboration and build a unified HSE team.
Alagba, who made the call at the recent First Quarter 2026 HSE Council Meeting held in Abuja from 15th to 17th April, 2026, called for collective responsibility, strict compliance, and proactive prevention of HSE violations across all business units.
NNPC
NNPC Ltd. values strict HSE adherence across all its businesses and operations. The HSE Council Meeting signals the company’s broader intent to raise the bar for safety culture across Nigeria’s energy sector.
NNPC, SNEPCo, NCDMB Donate Geosciences Centre To UNILAG
NNPC Limited, in partnership with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), and the University of Lagos (UNILAG), commissioned and donated the newly built UNILAG Geosciences Centre of Excellence to the University on Friday.
Purposely built to strengthen geosciences education and research in Nigeria, the Centre was inaugurated by the Chief Upstream Investment Officer of NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services Ltd. (NUIMS), Olanrewaju Igandan, alongside the Managing Director of SNEPCo, Ronald Adams; Director of Capacity Building (NCDMB), Abayomi Bamidele; Lagos State Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Tolani Sule; and the Vice-Chancellor of UNILAG, Professor Folasade Ogunsola.
The Centre boasts of a 250-seat auditorium, geoscience and instrumentation laboratories, a rock preparation workshop, hydrogeology, mineralogy, environmental geology, sedimentary and palaeoenvironmental sciences laboratories, a seismic interpretation room, a modern library, a digital museum, and collaborative spaces for students and researchers. It is also supported by a 600 kVA transformer, a 40 kVA solar power facility, and a field investigation coaster bus.
SNEPCo, NNPC
By connecting academia, industry, and government under one roof, the Centre provides Nigerian students and researchers with hands-on access to modern energy tools, reduces the oil and gas industry’s reliance on international markets for testing and training, and builds the in-country expertise Nigeria’s energy sector needs.
NNPC Limited remains committed to driving capacity building, supporting national development, and working with partners to secure a stronger energy future for Nigeria.
NNPC: Ministers Chart Course Gor West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP)
The Committee of Ministers for the West African Gas Pipeline Project met in Abuja on Friday, reaffirming its central role in West Africa’s regional energy agenda.
The meeting brought together ministers and high-level representatives from Nigeria, Benin, Togo, and Ghana, alongside officials from ECOWAS, the West African Gas Pipeline Authority (WAGPA) and West African Gas Pipeline Company Limited (WAPCo).
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, who opened the meeting, reaffirmed Nigeria’s commitment to the long-term sustainability and expansion of the pipeline, adding that since its inception, the WAGP has transported over 613 million MMBtu of natural gas, with Nigeria accounting for more than 68 per cent of total volumes supplied to Benin, Togo, and Ghana.
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On his part, NNPC Limited’s Executive Vice President, Gas, Power & New Energy, Olalekan Ogunleye, emphasised the company’s active stewardship of Nigeria’s gas export commitments and its broader role in shaping regional energy cooperation across West Africa.
With gas throughput reaching approximately 80 million MMBtu in 2025, a 22 per cent rise on prior years, and discussions advancing on expanding pipeline capacity utilisation by 45 per cent in 2026, NNPC Limited remains at the centre of efforts to grow a credible, commercially viable regional gas market.
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