A bill proposing a new structure of salaries and allowances for judicial officers in the country has passed the third reading at the house of representatives.
President Bola Tinubu had forwarded a letter along with the executive bill to the house of representatives on Tuesday, urging swift passage of the proposed legislation. In the letter, the president said the bill seeks to end the “prolonged stagnation” of the remuneration of judicial officers.
In the breakdown of the bill the chief justice of Nigeria will receive a monthly salary of N5.4 million naira, amounting to N64.8 million naira per annum. The breakdown of the remuneration shows that the chief justice of Nigeria will receive a monthly basic salary of N1.1 million naira, and N4.3 million naira in regular allowances.
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