Abimbola Ogunnaike
Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, will now take home N1.1 million monthly basic salary and N4.3 million regular allowances as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu increased the remuneration of Judiciary officials.
The development came after President Tinubu sent an Executive Bill to the National Assembly on Tuesday, 19 March, 2024, seeking an upward review of the salaries of judicial officers.
The House of Representatives approved Tinubu’s request to increase the salaries and allowances of judicial officers.
According to the bill, the CJN will earn N13.5 million in annual basic salary and N51.2 million in regular allowances, making it a total of N64.7 million.
Further analysis of the new salary structure showed that the President of the Court of Appeal will earn N62.4 million annually.
In contrast, the justices of the Supreme Court will earn N61.4 million annually.
Recall that in October last year, retired Supreme Court Justice Musa Dattijo Muhammad said the CJNN400, 000 monthly salary is lower than the N1.2 million earned by the Supreme Court Registrar.
