The House of Representatives has approved a bill to increase the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country. The Chief Justice of Nigeria will now receive a total monthly package of N5.39m.
President Bola Tinubu submitted an executive bill to the Green Chamber on Tuesday. The bill proposes that other justices of the Supreme Court will have a total package of N4.21m, while the President of the Court of Appeal will have a total monthly package of N4.48m.
Justices of the Court of Appeal will also have a total monthly package of N3.73m. Additionally, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court, Chief Judge of the FCT High Court, Grand Khadi, FCT Sharia Court of Appeal, President of Customary Court of Appeal, Chief Judge state High Court, Grand Khadi of State Sharia Court of Appeal, and President of state Customary Court of Appeal will have a total monthly package of N3.53m.
The total monthly package includes basic salaries and regular allowances such as car fueling and maintenance, personal assistance, hardship, entertainment, utilities, security, outfit, journal subscription, medicals, service allowances, restricted or forced lifestyle, dual responsibility, and legal researchers.
The House also approved additional regular allowances, such as leave allowances, estacode of $2,000 per night where applicable, duty tour allowances where applicable, and severance gratuity of N80, 78m upon completion of a tenure.
There is also an option of a motor vehicle loan that must be repaid before the officer's tenure ends.
Details coming soon…
