Nigerian Govt increases ministers’ imprest by N133% as workers grapple with N70,000 minimum wage

The Nigerian authorities accrued the imprest for ministers, for expenses connected items specified arsenic bureau stationery, refreshments and others, to N700,000 per month, contrary to the reports making the rounds that the allowance was reduced.

The Federal Government raised the headdress successful a 2026 Annual General Imprest Warrant issued by the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation.

A study had emerged that the authorities has slashed imprest for ministries, departments, and agencies, MDAs.  

The study said imprest was reduced for ministers, imperishable secretaries/director general, directors/heads of section to N700,0000, N500,000, N300, 000 and N100,000, respectively.

However, checks by the DAILY POST connected the 2026 Annual General Imprest Warrant showed that the imprest was raised, respectively, by 199 and 133 percent to betwixt N200,000 and N400,000.

For instance, ministers are to rece...