NJC
4 days ago
A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Citizens Gavel, has commended the recent actions taken by the National Judicial Council (NJC) and the Kano Judicial Service Commission (JSC) in addressing misconduct within the judiciary. The NJC had on Friday sacked two senior judges and sanctioned several others over misconduct. The NJC, in a statement by its Deputy…
16 Nov
The National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, has taken a decisive action against judicial misconduct by recommending the compulsory retirement of two Heads of Court and imposing sanctions on several other judicial officers.
15 Nov
The National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun,
30 Oct
Lawyers, under the aegis of Ekiti Lawyers Vanguard for Transparency, have petitioned the Chairman of the National Judicial Council
29 Oct
Judges of the Federal and State High Courts involved in issuing conflicting rulings in political cases affecting Rivers State
21 Oct
Former Deputy National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olabode George, has called on the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, to act against perceived judicial rascality in the country.
16 Oct
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, yesterday warned that the National Judicial Council (NJC) would not spare any judge that failed to deliver the required number of judgments in a quarter.
10 Sep
The approval, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of enhanced salaries for judicial officers, deserves the wide acknowledgment that it is so far receiving mainly because the judiciary, the third arm of government, is not the least important.
16 Aug
The National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has constituted four committees to investigate petitions against Judicial officers. NJC spokesman Soji Oye in a statement said the council took the decision at its 106th meeting which ended in August,15. The statement released on Friday said NJC also reviewed…
16 Aug
National Judicial Council (NJC) has nominated Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) along with 28 others as judges of various courts.
15 Aug
The National Judicial Council at its 106th meeting presided has recommended Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun to President Bola Tinubu for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). A statement by Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information on Thursday in Abuja said the recommendation was imperative as the current CJN Justice Olukayode Ariwoola will formally bow…
12 Aug
The All Progressives Congress (APC), South East zone, at the weekend, said that it had reported Justice C. V. C Ezeugwu of Enugu State High Court to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for issuing an exparte order barring its Enugu State Chairman, Ugochukwu Agballah, and 10 others from parading themselves as officers of the party.…
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