- President, Court of Appeal – N62.4m; Supreme Court Justices – N61.4m each
AS THE SENATE on Wednesday passed the bill seeking to increase the salaries, allowances and benefits of Nigerian judicial officers, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) will be earning N64 million annually, if signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The President of the Court of Appeal is to earn N62.4 million annually while the justices of the Supreme Court will each earn N61.4 million annually.
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court, Chief Judge of FCT High Court, Grand Kadi FCT Shariah Court of Appeal, President of FCT Customary Court, Chief Judge of State High Court, Grand Kadi State Shariah Court of Appeal and President State Customary Court of Appeal are to earn the same annual basic salaries and allowances in the sum of N7.9 million with annual regular allowances in the sum of N42.3 million.
Also, the severance gratuity and motor vehicle loans of this category range from N23.9 million and N31.9 million, respectively.
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The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill after most senators supported it through voice votes.
The bill was considered and approved by the Committee of the Whole after considering a report of its Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, presented by Senator Tahir Monguno, its chairman.
President Tinubu had in March written to the Senate requesting it to consider the bill, which he said would promote the welfare, capacity and independence of the Nigerian judiciary.
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Senator Monguno, while presenting the report, lamented that the allowances of judicial officers had not been reviewed for many years, maintaining that the increment in the remuneration of the judicial officers was long overdue.
He claimed that the new salary and allowance scheme will help the Nigerian judiciary system to achieve fairness in the delivery of justice, as he also noted that apart from the new salary and allowance scheme, the bill would also make provision for the retirement of judicial officers.
Monguno argued that the Nigerian judiciary scheme will attract and retain officers who wish to remain on the bench.
No senator opposed the report when the senate president put it to vote. Following the passage of the bill, Akpabio expressed appreciation to the committee members and the entire Senate for supporting it.
