Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, is expected to swear in eleven new Justices of the Supreme Court next week.
Gatekeepers News reports that President Bola Tinubu in December, asked the Senate to confirm 11 judges of the Court of Appeal as justices of the Supreme Court.
President Tinubu’s request came after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended the justices for elevation.
The apex court is currently left with 10 justices after the death of Centus Nweze, and the retirements of Amina Augie and Dattijo Muhammad.
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.
