Annual basic salary for political, public, and judicial office holders in Nigeria
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1. President: N3.51m
2. Chief justice of Nigeria: N3.36m
3. Vice president: N3.03m
4. Justice of the Supreme Court / President, Court of Appeal: N2.48m
5. Senate president: N2.48m
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Annual basic salary for political, public, and judicial office holders in Nigeria
- President: N3.51m
- Chief justice of Nigeria: N3.36m
- Vice president: N3.03m
- Justice of the Supreme Court / President, Court of Appeal: N2.48m
- Senate president: N2.48m
- State governor: N2.22m
- Deputy state governor: N2.11m
- Senator: N2.03m
- Minister / SGF / Head of service / Chairmen of constitutional bodies: N2.03m
- Minister of state / Member of constitutional bodies: N1.96m
- Special adviser: N1.94m
- Director-general / Auditor-general / Permanent secretary / Accountant-general / Executive secretary / Chief executives of parastatals, agencies and government companies / INEC resident electoral commissioner: N1.93m
- Speaker, state house of assembly: N1.64m
- Local government chairman: N908,312
Figures are based on the Remuneration (Amendment) Act, 2008.