President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law.
The Special Adviser to the President on Senate matters, Senator Bashir Lado disclosed this in a statement in Abuja.
The National Assembly had, in June, approved a bill that grants a 300% salary increase for judicial officers at the federal and state levels.
This followed the consideration and adoption of an executive Bill transmitted by the president which sought to prescribe improved salaries and allowances, as well as other fringe benefits for judicial officers and workers.
The Executive Bill forwarded by the President was titled “A bill for an act to prescribe the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in Nigeria and for related matters.
Senator Lado described the signing of the bill by the president as a landmark achievement and a manifestation of his unwavering commitment to the welfare of Nigeria’s workforce.
