Olukayode Ariwoola, Nigeria’s Chief Justice (CJN), will swear in 11 Supreme Court justices on Monday.
According to Festus Akande, a spokesperson for the Supreme Court, the event will begin at 10 a.m. in the court’s main courtroom.
In December 2023, President Bola Tinubu requested that the Senate confirm 11 judges from the Court of Appeals as Supreme Court justices.
The president’s request came after the National Judicial Council (NJC) recommended the justices be elevated.
Following Centus Nweze’s death and the retirements of Amina Augie and Dattijo Muhammad, the Supreme Court now has only ten justices.
On December 21, 2023, the Senate confirmed the judges’ recommendation for elevation.
The confirmed justices are Jummai Hannatu Sankey, Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa, Chioma Egondu Nwosu-Iheme, Haruna Simon Tsammani, Moore Aseimo A. Adumein, Obande Festus Ogbuinya, and Stephen Jonah Adah.
Others include Habeeb Adewale O. Abiru, Jamilu Yammama Tukur, Abubakar Sadiq Umar, and Mohammed Baba Idris.
The swearing-in of the new apex court justices would result in the Supreme Court having the full complement of 21 justices required by the Constitution.