The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill sent by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu seeking enhanced salaries and allowances for judicial office holders in the country.
The approved bill increases the total monthly package of the CJN to ₦5,385,047.26, ₦4,213,192.54 for other Supreme Court Justices and ₦4,478,415.78 for the President of the Court of Appeal.
Justices of the Court of Appeal are to earn a total monthly package of ₦3,726,665.40, while ₦3,527,022.61 is the total monthly package of 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 of State High Court and Grand Khadi of State Sharia Court of Appeal and President of State Customary Court of Appeal.
The monthly package covers their basic salaries and all regular allowances, which include motor vehicle fueling and maintenance, among others.
