Eleven new Justices of the Supreme Court are scheduled to be sworn in by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, next week. In December, President Bola Tinubu requested confirmation of 11 Court of Appeal judges as Supreme Court justices by the Senate.
This was requested by the president, following the National Judicial Council’s (NJC) recommendation that the justices be elevated. Following the retirements of Dattijo Muhammad and Amina Augie and the death of Centus Nweze, the Supreme Court now has ten justices.
On December 21, 2023, the senate confirmed the judges recommended for elevation. The confirmed justices include Hannatu Sankey, Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa, Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme, Haruna Simon Tsammani, Moore Aseimo A. Adumein, and Obande Festus Ogbuinya.
Others are Stephen Jonah Adah, Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru, Jamilu Yammama Tukur, Abubakar Sadiq Umar, and Mohammed Baba Idris.
The swearing-in of the new Supreme Court justices will mean that the apex court will have the full complement of 21 justices, as stipulated by the Constitution.
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