The House of Representatives has passed a bill to upwardly review the salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits of judicial officers. The Chief Justice of Nigeria is now expected to earn a monthly salary of N5.39m. In the executive bill submitted to the House on Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu and passed on Wednesday, other justices ...

  In a move that has stirred controversy, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has reportedly nominated his daughter, Justice Victoria Oluwakemi, for a judgeship position at the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja. This nomination follows earlier appointments of family members to various judicial positions, raising concerns about nepotism within ...

  IF the reports circulating are correct, incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kayode Ariwoola, will be stepping down a month earlier than his due retirement date in August 2024, possibly to restore the tradition of terminal leave, cancelled by Justice Muhammad Lawal Uwais in 2006, amid his poorly-concealed feud with his then-deputy, classmate, erstwhile friend ...

Weeks after appointing his son, Olukayode Jnr, as one of the 23 new judges of the Federal High Court, Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola has appointed his younger brother, Adebayo Ariwoola, as the new auditor for the National Judicial Council (NJC). Reports reveal that Adebayo’s new role of overseeing the NJC’s internal audit unit, ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice, CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola, has urged judges on the nation’s bench to strive to overcome what he described as “mob mentality” in dispensing justice. He said they should not give in to mob mentality, insisting that public opinion and emotions can never take the place of the law in deciding ...

    The Supreme Court Tuesday in Abuja held a valedictory court session in honour of the late Justice Chima Centus Nweze at the main courtroom. The session had in attendance the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola; Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi SAN; Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria ...

  Today Wednesday, 4th October 2023 the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, charged judges to sever ties with anything that will smear their hands and bring them into disrepute during their assignment. According to the CJN, the Bench is neither for the indolent, the greedy, nor those with dubious character, who can ...

The Supreme Court has concluded plans for the inauguration of 23 new judges for the Federal High Court. The court’s spokesman, Dr. Festus Akande, announced that the event, which will be held on October 4, will be performed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Akande also said the apex court is ...

The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, OON, SAN has commiserated with the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, GCON, his brother Justices and staff of the Supreme Court over the fire incident at the Supreme Court complex, yesterday. According to the NBA President, the incident which affected the chambers ...

  Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Thursday, described Justice Amina Adamu Augie, who retired from the Supreme Court Bench, as an affable jurist who diligently and meticulously offered unquantifiable services to Nigeria and humanity in different capacities for several decades. Justice Ariwoola said the amiable disposition and reticent outlook of Justice Augie, literally ...

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has expressed concern over the significant volume of cases, particularly those of a political nature, that judges are tasked with handling daily. Justice Ariwoola spoke on Wednesday during the swearing-in of recently appointed Justices of the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The CJN also advocated a reduction ...

The National Judicial Council has described as fake a letter dated 14 July 2023, purported to have emanated from the Council, and signed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial Council, Hon Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. The letter titled “Order of Seniority of Judges of the High Court of Kebbi state and recommendation ...

  *Says Neglect Of Judicial Officers’ Welfare Unacceptable The President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, yesterday paid a condolence visit in Abuja on the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Kayode Ariwoola, GCON and the family of Hon. Justice Chima Centus Nweze, JSC over the death the Justice of ...

In a bid to further strengthen the nation’s judiciary, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has sworn in six newly appointed judges of the National Industrial Court at the Supreme Court in Abuja. Justice Ariwoola on Monday charged the judges to discharge their duties with utmost honour and integrity in line with ...

The President, National Association of Women Judges, Nigeria, Justice Jummai Sankey has advocated more appointments of women judges to the bench and to leadership positions in the judiciary to enhance gender inclusivity. Justice Sankey stated this during the 2023 biennial national conference of the association held at the National Judicial Institute in Abuja. The National ...

A public policy analyst, Sesugh Akume, on Friday petitioned the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Olukayode Ariwoola over alleged injustice and imbalance in the appointment of judges for the Plateau State High Court. Sesugh, who disclosed this in a statement he personally signed and made available to journalists in Abuja, said female judges were marginalized ...