BREAKING: Reps Pass Bill to Increase Salaries of CJN, Other Judicial Workers, Breakdown Emerges

• The House of Representatives has finally passed the bill, which stated the increased salaries of judiciary workers, from the bottom to the Chief Justice of Nigeria
• President Bola Tinubu forwarded the bill to the House of Representatives on Tuesday, and it was read on the floor of the plenary
• According to the bill, the chief justice of Nigeria will now earn a total monthly package of 5,385,047.26

FCT, Abuja – On Wednesday, March 20, the House of Representatives passed into law an act to prescribe the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in the country, which provides a total monthly package of 5,385,047.26 for the Chief Justice of Nigeria.

Under the bill, which was submitted to the House on Tuesday, March 19, by President Bola Tinubu, other Justices of the Supreme Court are to earn a total package of N4, 213,192.54, while the President of the Court of Appeal is to earn a total monthly package of N4, 478,415.78.

Reps pass bill to increase judicial workers’ salaries
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Also, justices of the Court of Appeal are to earn a total monthly package of N3, 726,665.40, while 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 and Grand Khadi of State Sharia Court of Appeal and President of state Customary Court of Appeal are to earn a total monthly package of N3, 527,022.61.

This monthly package includes their basic salaries and all regular allowances, including motor vehicle fueling and maintenance, Personal assistance, hardship, entertainment, utilities, security, outfit, journal subscription, medical, service allowances, restricted or forced lifestyle, dual responsibility, and legal researchers.

The House also approved other job regular allowances that are not embedded in the total monthly package to include leave allowances estacode per night of $2000 when applicable, duty tour allowances when applicable, severance gratuity of N80, 775,707.70 after the successful completion of tenure as well as an option motor vehicle loan to be repaid before expiration of tenure.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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