Judges Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/judges/ Reliable Platform for Press Release Syndication Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:45:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.3 https://i0.wp.com/prnigeria.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/PRNigeria-Icon.jpg?fit=32%2C23&ssl=1 Judges Archives - PRNigeria News https://prnigeria.com/tag/judges/ 32 32 42672738 NJC Recommends FHC Chief Registrar, Suleiman Amida Hassan, 13 Others for Judges https://prnigeria.com/2026/01/22/njc-recommends-fhc-chief/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:45:45 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=180837 NJC Recommends FHC Chief Registrar, Suleiman Amida Hassan, 13 Others for Judges The National Judicial Council (NJC) has formally forwarded the name of the Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court (FHC), Suleiman Amida Hassan, along with 13 other legal practitioners, to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointment as Judges of the Federal High Court. […]

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]]> 180837 NJC Refutes Reports of ‘Integrity Test’ Mass Disqualification for Federal High Court Judges https://prnigeria.com/2026/01/01/njc-refutes-reports/ Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:27:43 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=177680 NJC Refutes Reports of ‘Integrity Test’ Mass Disqualification for Federal High Court Judges The National Judicial Council (NJC) has officially clarified that it has not taken any final action regarding the 62 legal practitioners applying for appointment as judges of the Federal High Court of Nigeria. The Council debunked recent media reports claiming that 34 […]

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]]> 177680 National Judicial Council Recommends 36 High Court Judges for Appointment https://prnigeria.com/2024/11/15/national-judicial-council/ Fri, 15 Nov 2024 11:49:12 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=149889 National Judicial Council Recommends 36 High Court Judges for Appointment In a significant move for the Nigerian judiciary, the National Judicial Council (NJC), chaired by Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON, has recommended the appointment of 36 judges during its 107th meeting held on November 13 and 14, 2024. The recommendations include eight judges […]

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]]> 149889 [FULL LIST]: NJC seeks appointments of 84 Judges, 9 Heads of Courts https://prnigeria.com/2023/01/25/full-list-njc-seeks/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 16:32:00 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=88580 [FULL LIST]: NJC seeks appointments of 84 Judges, 9 Heads of Courts The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended appointment of nine Heads of Courts and 84 other judicial officers as parts of concerted efforts to prepare for challenges that may arise for Judiciary in the coming general elections. The recommended persons would after appointments […]

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]]> 88580 NJC bars Judges from promotion over issuance of conflicting ex-parte orders https://prnigeria.com/2021/12/16/njc-bars-judges-promotion/ Thu, 16 Dec 2021 21:07:08 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=68946 NJC bars Judges from promotion over issuance of conflicting ex-parte orders The National Judicial Council NJC has barred three Judges of Courts of concurrent jurisdiction from promotion to higher Bench for a period ranging from two to five years whenever they are due. They are the high court Judges who granted conflicting ex-parte orders in […]

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]]> 68946 Buhari excited over NJC’s Health Insurance Policy for Nigerian Judges https://prnigeria.com/2021/11/16/buhari-excited-njc-health/ Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:37:39 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=68259 Buhari excited over NJC’s Health Insurance Policy for Nigerian Judges President Muhammad Buhari has lauded the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the establishment of the Health Insurance Policy programme which provides comprehensive international insurance for the federal judges and comprehensive local coverage in all the states of the federation. Buhari also praised the NJC for […]

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]]> 68259 Let no offenders escape justice on mere technicalities, CJN charges Judges https://prnigeria.com/2021/09/06/escape-justice-on-mere-technicalities-charges-judges/ Mon, 06 Sep 2021 18:41:56 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=66068 Let no offenders escape justice on mere technicalities, CJN charges Judges The Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad   has charged Nigerian Judges not to allow criminals escape justice on the platter of technicalities in the matters that may be brought before them. Justice Muhammad said that thorough justice must be done […]

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]]> 66068 NJC Sacks Judges over age falsification, Seeks Appointment of 69 Judicial Officers https://prnigeria.com/2020/12/21/njc-sacks-judges-over-age-falsification/ Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:20:28 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=59990 NJC Sacks Judges over age falsification, Seeks Appointment of 69 Judicial Officers The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended the compulsory retirement of the Grand Kadi of Yobe State, Shu’aibu Talba, and a judge of the Osun State High Court, Justice Abdulkareem Abdulrasaq over alleged age falsification. The decision for the immediate sack of the […]

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]]> 59990 Malami Seeks Transparency on Judges, Prosecutor https://prnigeria.com/2020/12/15/malami-transparency-judges-prosecutor/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 10:07:25 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=59835 Malami Seeks Transparency on Judges, Prosecutor Election The Federal Government of Nigeria is committed to supporting a process that is all inclusive and transparently devoid of any sentiment in order to select the best and the most qualified candidates for the coveted positions of Prosecutor and Judges of the International Criminal Court. The Attorney General […]

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]]> 59835 Buhari Submits 14 Nominees for FCT Judges, CCB Members https://prnigeria.com/2020/07/07/buhari-submits-nominees-fct-judges/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 14:16:42 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=34048 Buhari Submits 14 Nominees for FCT Judges, CCB Members The Senate on Tuesday received a formal request for the confirmation of 11 nominees as Judges of the Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The request was contained in a letter read on the floor during plenary by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan. […]

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]]> 34048 New Judges Received Exotic Cars after Posting in Kwara State https://prnigeria.com/2020/05/20/new-judges-received-cars-kwara/ Wed, 20 May 2020 18:20:01 +0000 https://prnigeria.com/?p=32704 New Judges Received Exotic Cars, Posting in Kwara State The five new high court judges in Kwara State sworn in last week Wednesday by the State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq have been posted to different courts outside the state capital. PRNigeria gathered that the court rooms and judges chambers have recently been refurbished and given face […]

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