The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, retired on Thursday after reaching the mandatory age of 70. A valedictory court session was held at the Supreme Court in Abuja to honour him. Sixty-six-year-old Kudirat Kekere-Ekun will succeed him as the 18th CJN. During the event on Thursday, Mr Ariwoola expressed concerns about the overwhelming … Read more
The National Judicial Council (NJC) says it has set up panels to probe four judges for misconduct and identified 215 underperforming judges nationwide. The council also placed five judges “on its pre-sanction Watch List register for poor performance.” The watchlisted judges would “be recommended to the Council for appropriate sanction if they do not improve … Read more
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) has shortlisted 87 lawyers for the award of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for 2024. The secretary of the LPPC, Hajo Bello, who doubles as the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, announced this in a public notice on Thursday. The list of new SAN designates … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, is set to retire from the bench as he clocks the mandatory retirement age of 70 in August. A valedictory court session will be held in his honour on his 70th birthday on 22 August 2024, a statement by the Head of Information and Communication at the … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has vowed that judges involved in issuing conflicting court orders on the same subject matters would face sanctions. “We have already activated the process of reining in such errant judges with a view to making them face the consequence of their despicable and odious conduct,” the CJN … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, will inaugurate on Wednesday 12 new judges of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The CJN will administer oaths to the 12 newly appointed judge-designates at the swearing-in ceremony billed to take place at 10 a.m. at the Main Courtroom of the Supreme … Read more
The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, advocated far-reaching reforms in Nigeria’s justice system. One of the areas which Mr Akpabio wants amended is the statutory burden placed on a judgement creditor to obtain the consent of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) before a monetary judgement can be enforced against the federal government. Mr … Read more
