{
  "id": 1599594,
  "title": "Justice ministry lawyers’ robe allowance rises 233% to N1m",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/justice-ministry-lawyers-robe-allowance-rises-233-to-n1m",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-18T00:54:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/justice-ministry-lawyers-robe-allowance-rises-233-to-n1m/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Federal Government has increased the annual robe allowance for state counsel and legal officers in the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria from N300,000 to N1m, a 233% rise. The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission disclosed this in a circular dated July 14, 2026, signed by its Acting Secretary, Adighiogu A. Chiadi. The new rate, to take effect from January 1, 2027, represents a significant increase over the previous allowance and applies to lawyers in the Federal Ministry of Justice and the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Justice ministry lawyers’ robe allowance rises 233% to N1m",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/justice-ministry-lawyers-robe-allowance-rises-233-to-n1m-1603361",
        "published": "2026-08-18T01:26:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}