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PRESS RELEASES

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1 • 2 Heads of Court recommended for compulsory retirement • Two Judicial Officers suspended from office for one year without pay and placed on Watch-List for a period of two years thereafter • Cautioned a Head of Court • Seven Committees empanelled to investigate allegation of judicial misconduct • Recommends 36 High Court Judges for Appointment Fri, 15th Nov, 2024 Preview
2 NJC Empanels four (4) Committees to investigate Judicial Officers • Issues letter of advice to a Judge Fri, 16th Aug, 2024 Preview
3 NJC recommends Hon. Justice Kudirat Motonmori Kekere-Ekun, CFR as the Hon. Chief Justice of Nigeria and Twenty-eight (28) others as Judges of various Courts Thu, 15th Aug, 2024 Preview
4 Conflicting Orders – CJN summons the Chief Judge, Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge, Kano State High Court Wed, 29th May, 2024 Preview
5 • NJC issues warning letters to three Judges and bars them from elevation to higher bench for a period; • Empanels Committees to investigate 8 Judges of the Federal & State Courts; • Appoints 86 Judicial Officers for Federal & State Courts; Fri, 17th May, 2024 Preview
6 DISCLAIMER Thu, 14th Mar, 2024 Preview
7 NJC denies fixing date for swearing in 11 newly appointed Supreme Court Justices Thu, 11th Jan, 2024 Preview
8 • NJC sacks one Judge for misconduct • Empanels 12 Committees to investigate Judicial Officers Thu, 7th Dec, 2023 Preview
9 NJC recommends appointment of 11 Supreme Court Justices, one Justice of Court of Appeal, 6 Heads of Courts and 26 other Judicial Officers Wed, 6th Dec, 2023 Preview
10 DISCLAIMER Sat, 12th Aug, 2023 Preview
11 NJC recommends appointment of one Head of Court and 27 other Judicial Officers Fri, 14th Jul, 2023 Preview
12 NJC bars Judicial Officers from switching from High Court to Customary Court of Appeal; Empanels seven Committees to investigate Judicial Officers; Recommends appointment of Thirty-seven (37) Judicial Officers for various Courts Thu, 15th Jun, 2023 Preview
13 National Judicial Council of Nigeria Policy Direction Wed, 11th May, 2022 Preview
14 President Muhammadu Buhari Approves the Acting Appointment of Hon Justice Salisu Garba as Chief Judge ,FCT Tue, 5th Jan, 2021 Preview
15 PRESS RELEAS: 18th December, 2020 NJC recommends the compulsory retirement of two Judicial Officers, dismisses petitions against 18 others; Recommends appointment of 69 (Sixty-Nine) Judicial Officers Sun, 20th Dec, 2020 Preview
16 NJC Recommends Appointment of Four (4) Justices, Supreme Court of Nigeria, Three (3) Heads of Court, Eleven (11) Judges for State High Courts and four (4) Kadis, of Sharia Court of Appeal Fri, 14th Aug, 2020 Preview
17 NJC Recommends Appointment of Twenty-two (22) Judicial Officers for Federal and State Judiciaries; • Issues Letter of Warning to a Judge Thu, 13th Aug, 2020 Preview
18 NJC Recommends Appointment of Four (4) Heads of Court, (64) Sixty-four Judicial Officers for States and FCT High Courts and Two (2) Kadis, Sharia Court of Appeal Sun, 26th Apr, 2020 Preview
19 NJC constitutes a 10-man Committee to develop a template for Court sitting; Recommends compulsory retirement of two Judges; Appoints 70 Judicial Officers for Federal and State Judiciaries Wed, 22nd Apr, 2020 Preview
20 NJC recommends appointment of (6) Heads of Court, and (26) Twenty-six Judicial Officers for State High Courts and one (1) Kadi, Sharia Court of Appeal Thu, 19th Dec, 2019 Preview

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