The total earnings of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, federal and State judicial officers in emoluments and allowances in the last one year has been put at N33.47 billion.
VANGUARD newspaper reports that the figure was revealed in a report obtained and computed by an Economic intelligence magazine, ‘Economic Confidential’.
The report showed the annual salaries, regular and non-regular allowances of 934 judicial officers in the country, including the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Allowances such as: vehicle maintenance and fuel, Personal Assistants, domestic staff, entertainment and utilities, Hardship allowance, Outfit and newspapers allowances.
According to the report, the CJN has an annual salary of N3.36 million and like the Nigerian President, he is provided with vehicle maintenance and fueling, domestic staff, entertainment, utilities and newspapers.
The report noted that “Furthermore, the CJN has 25 percent of his annual basic salary reserved for personal assistant and outfit each or its equivalent of N840,993.13 respectively and half of his annual salary as hardship allowance which amounts to N1,681,986.25.
“However, accommodation and furniture will be provided for the CJN, while annual leave, severance gratuity and vehicle loan which is optional will be 10%, 300% and 400% respectively.”
The CJN also earns N50,000 per night in duty tour allowance within Nigeria, and $2000.00 per night when overseas.
Justices of the Supreme Court and the President of the Court of Appeal earn N2.47 million each in annual salary, while Justice of the Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Chief Judge of the FCT, Judge of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court, Grand Khadi of the FCT Sharia Court of Appeal, President FCT Customary Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of States, Grand Khadi state Sharia Court of Appeal and President state Customary Court of Appeal all have N1.99 million each as annual salary.
Furthermore, Judges of the Federal High Court, National Industrial Court, FCT High Court, State High Courts, FCT Sharia Court of Appeal, FCT Customary Court of Appeal, Khadi state Sharia Court of Appeal and State Customary Court of Appeal all have N1.80 million each as annual salary.
All the Judges in the country apart from the Chief Justice of Nigeria, receive 75% of their annual salaries as Vehicle maintenance and fueling, 25% for Personal Assistant, 50% as hardship allowance, 75% for domestic staff, 45% for entertainment. Others are: 30% of their annual salaries for utilities, 25% for outfit and 15% for newspapers.
Also, all judges except the CJN, collect 200% for accommodation once a year, 300% of annual salary for furniture, 10% for annual leave, 300% as severance gratuity and 400% for vehicle loan which is optional.
All the Justices of the Supreme Court and President of the Court of Appeal are entitled to N35,000.00 as duty tour allowance per night within the country, while their Estacode is $1300 per night when they travel out of the country.
Justices of the Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of Federal High Court, Chief Judge of the FCT, Judge of the Federal High Court, President of the National Industrial Court, Grand Khadi of the FCT Sharia Court of Appeal, President FCT Customary Court of Appeal, Chief Judge of States, Grand Khadi state Sharia Court of Appeal and President state Customary Court of Appeal all have N30,000 as duty tour allowances each within the country and $1,100 as estacode.
Other judges outside the above are entitled to N25,000.00 as duty tour allowances per night within the country and $800 for estacode when they travel out of the country per night.