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PRESS RELEASES

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1 NJC Recommends 14 Candidates for Appointment as Judges of the Federal High Court Thu, 22nd Jan, 2026 Preview
2 NJC recommends Hon. Justice Joseph Olubunmi Kayode Oyewole, JCA, for Supreme Court, 35 others for Judicial Appointments • Recommends 27 candidates for State High Courts across seven States • Okays six Kadis and two Customary Court of Appeal Judges • Extends appointment of Imo State Acting Chief Judge • Clears Osun State Chief Judge of alleged misconduct • Dismisses petition against Delta State High Court Judge over chieftaincy dispute • Reverses Suspension of Court of Appeal Justice • Dismisses Wed, 14th Jan, 2026 Preview
3 CJN mourns ex-Chief Justice Tanko Muhammad, hails his judicial legacy Wed, 17th Dec, 2025 Preview
4 NJC recommends 21 candidates for Judicial Appointment • Ten (10) Judges on compulsory retirement • Clears nine (9) Imo Judges from age falsification allegation • Reiterates earlier directive to Imo State Governor to swear in the most Senior Judge as acting Chief Judge • Bars National Industrial Court Judge from Promotion for 3 Years • Issues warning/caution to five Judges Thu, 26th Jun, 2025 Preview
5 CHIEF JUSTICE OF NIGERIA, HONOURABLE JUSTICE KEKERE-EKUN SALUTES SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT AT 30 Fri, 20th Jun, 2025 Preview
6 Appointment of Judicial Officers to Superior Courts of Record (Call for Comments) Mon, 5th May, 2025 Preview
7 NJC directs Imo State Governor to reverse the appointment of the Acting Chief Judge Wed, 30th Apr, 2025 Preview
8 UPDATE ON APPOINTMENT OF IMO STATE ACTING CHIEF JUDGE Fri, 4th Apr, 2025 Preview
9 NJC Disclaims Report of Nnamdi Kanu Release Thu, 20th Mar, 2025 Preview
10 NJC Reacts to the purported sack of Benue State Chief Judge Wed, 19th Feb, 2025 Preview
11 • 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
12 NJC Empanels four (4) Committees to investigate Judicial Officers • Issues letter of advice to a Judge Fri, 16th Aug, 2024 Preview
13 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
14 Conflicting Orders – CJN summons the Chief Judge, Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge, Kano State High Court Wed, 29th May, 2024 Preview
15 • 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
16 DISCLAIMER Thu, 14th Mar, 2024 Preview
17 NJC denies fixing date for swearing in 11 newly appointed Supreme Court Justices Thu, 11th Jan, 2024 Preview
18 • NJC sacks one Judge for misconduct • Empanels 12 Committees to investigate Judicial Officers Thu, 7th Dec, 2023 Preview
19 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
20 DISCLAIMER Sat, 12th Aug, 2023 Preview

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