2016 Federal Ministry of Justice Budget
Overview
The document is the 2016 Appropriation Act for the Federal Ministry of Justice of Nigeria. It provides a detailed breakdown of the ministry's budget allocation for the fiscal year 2016. The total allocation is 18,269,519,380 Naira, comprising personnel costs (14,424,914,309 Naira), overhead costs (2,964,868,327 Naira), and capital allocation (879,736,744 Naira). The budget covers the ministry's headquarters and several agencies: Nigerian Law Reform Commission, Legal Aid Council, Council of Legal Education, Nigeria Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, National Human Rights Commission, Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Nigerian Copyright Commission, and National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons. The headquarters' budget details include personnel costs (salaries and allowances), overhead costs (travel, utilities, materials, maintenance, training, other services, consulting, and fuel), and a capital component. Key expenditure items include salaries (1.46 billion Naira), legal services (843 million Naira), and local travel and transport (54 million Naira). The document reflects the Nigerian government's financial planning for the justice sector in 2016.