FG Implements 300 Per Cent Increase for Judiciary Officers, While Labour Settles for N70k Minimum Wage

The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, has announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria has implemented a 300% salary increase for judicial officers across Nigeria.

Fagbemi made this known today at the 12th Convocation ceremony of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) in Ekiti State, where he was conferred an honorary doctorate in Law.

Addressing attendees at the event, Fagbemi highlighted the poor remuneration of judicial officers as a longstanding concern before he assumed office.

He confirmed that the upward review of judicial officers’ pay is a significant intervention by the administration of President Bola Tinubu to the judiciary.

I am again pleased to report that a major intervention of the Tinubu administration in the judiciary is the recent 300% upward review of the remuneration of judicial officers in Nigeria across the board. To be true, I can confirm that the implementation of this has begun in earnest.

This follows Tinubu’s approval of a bill in August that authorised a 300% increase in salaries and allowances for the judiciary.

In contrast, the Federal Government recently concluded negotiations with labour unions, introducing a N70,000 minimum wage.

The payment of the new wage and its consequential adjustments for public servants at all levels of the federal civil service was reported to have begun in September, seven months after talks commenced.

Also, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said it is yet to implement the recently approved increase in corps members’ monthly allowance from N33,000 to N77,000 due to a lack of funds.

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