National Judicial Council

December 03, (THEWILL) - The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Plateau State chapter, Hon Chris Hassan, has disclosed that he has written to the National Judicial Council of Nigeria to seek a review of the of the judgements...

November 27, (THEWILL) The Lagos State People Democratic Party (PDP), Elders Forum, rose from its meeting in Lagos on Monday, saying the judiciary has lost its credibility. It said this is not the best of times for the judiciary in...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Recent judgments of the law courts in the country have put the judiciary on the spot. Some controversial decisions by some of our revered judges, especially in cases relating to election petitions and appeals, have...

November 26, (THEWILL) - Members of the governing New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP and the opposition All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kano State openly heeded a warning by the Police not to embark upon a post- Appeal Court Judgement...

November 16, (THEWILL) - The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), has nominated 22 justices of the Court of Appeal for elevation to the Supreme Court. The names of the nominees forwarded to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for consideration, were...

October 16, (THEWILL) - The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, has directed the transfer of all election petition cases pending before the court in the 36 states to Abuja and Lagos divisions of the appellate...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), National Judicial Institute, (NJI) and other stakeholders in the anti-graft war, have called for a robust, globally-acceptable legislation to tackle the issue of unexplained wealth in Nigeria. This call...

October 08, (THEWILL) - The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has assured of greater support for the judiciary, ensuring better environment, infrastructure, technology and other incentives to empower Justices to effectively and efficiently perform their duties. Obaseki, who gave...

October 02, (THEWILL) - Justice Monica Dongben-Mensem, the esteemed president of the Court of Appeals, has expressed concern about the strain placed on the judiciary, as a result of an excessive caseload, mostly attributed to the inundation of political...

August 25, (THEWILL) - President Bola Tinubu has pledged the commitment of his administration, to ensure a thorough review of the remuneration templates of judicial officers. Receiving the leadership of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), led by Barrister Yakubu Maikyau...